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• Potbelly Sandwich Works Launches Three Skinny Sandwiches

  - 2009-01-26

  Potbelly is helping people watch their wallets and their waistlines with the introduction of THREE NEW SANDWICHES! Known as "Skinnys," these new sandwiches use skinny-cut bread and less meat and cheese to offer 25% less fat than Potbelly Original Sandwiches and are value priced at only $4.00 each. ...

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• A "CLUBBY" for Everyone

  - 2008-10-06

  For years, avid fans of Potbelly Sandwich Works have been creating their own unique versions of Potbelly's eleven sandwiches. And now Potbelly has taken one of those fan favorite creations and made it official. That's right, there's a new sandwich at Potbelly! It's called the CLUBBY. It's Potbelly's take on...

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• Ex-Sears CEO Aylwin Lewis to run Potbelly Sandwich Works

  - 2008-07-07

  Aylwin Lewis is back in the business of running businesses. The former CEO of Sears Holdings Corp. was recently named chief executive officer of the Chicago-based Potbelly Sandwich Works. Lewis, 54, replaces Bryant Keil, who stepped down from the position. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Heading a restaurant chain is nothing...

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• As Potbelly grows, questions about its future grow too.(Potbelly Sandwich Works)(Brief article)

  - 2007-12-24

  As Potbelly Sandwich Works becomes one of the fastest growing restaurant chains in the U.S. with 195 eateries by year's end, questions are rising over how much longer the quirky chain can remain private and retain its charm, reported Businessweek.com (Dec. 5). The chain, which had...

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• Potbelly Sandwich Works

  - 2007-12-17

  BILL MORETON resigned as president and chief financial officer of Potbelly Sandwich Works, citing family medical issues.

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• Ohio A.G. sues Potbelly, 3 others over campus promo

  - 2007-10-01

  COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has sued the Potbelly Sandwich Works and La Bamba Mexican Restaurants chains for participating in a credit card promotion that allegedly violated the state's Consumer Sales Practices Act. Also named as defendants were Citibank and Campus Dimensions, a Pennsylvania promotions company....

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• Thoughts on running a business: Bryant Keil, Chairman and CEO, Potbelly Sandwich Works

  - 2007-04-01

  BRYANT KEIL CHAIRMAN AND CEO, POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKS When Bryant Keil paid $1.7 million for Potbelly Sandwich Works in 1996, people thought he was crazy. At the time, Potbelly was a single Lincoln Park location that had evolved over decades from an antique shop into a neighborhood culinary phenomenon with...

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• Helping guests help themselves: information systems professionals discuss ways operators can leverage self-service technology to efficiently deploy staff and improve customer service and satisfaction

  - 2007-02-12

  THE PANEL MODERATOR: RICHARD MARTIN, executive editor, Nation's Restaurant News, New York PARTICIPANTS: LARRY BENSON, vice president of sales, NextChoice, Portsmouth, N.H. KAREN BIRD, vice president of restaurant information systems, Chili's Grill & Bar, Dallas, a 1,100-plus-unit, casual-dining chain owned by Brinker International Inc. ...

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• Northwest suburbs in 60 seconds.(News)

  - 2007-01-11

  Potbelly opens in Des Plaines: Des Plaines has welcomed the opening of its second Potbelly Sandwich Works. The new restaurant, 2655 Mannheim Road, soon will be joined by a Starbucks, which is set to open next month. Both are in a special taxing district....

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• Potbelly Sandwich Works to Give FREE Sandwiches for Donated Food; Huge One Day Food Drive In All Stores on Tuesday, November 15, 2005

  - 2005-11-02

  CHICAGO -- Food Drive to Benefit Local Food Banks in Nine States and District of Columbia Potbelly Sandwich Works believes it can make a difference in the lives of hungry Americans. On Tuesday, November 15, 2005, all customers who bring at least three non-perishable food items to their local...

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