Tomey Group
drivers , enables some of our larger stores to run $ 5000 to $ 6000 lunch rushes . We slice our own vegetables and meat every day , and bake fresh batches of our own bread every four hours . Our customers know that when they choose Jimmy John ’ s , they can be in and out with their freshly produced meal in a matter of minutes .
“ My father has always been a numbers guy , and a key part of his role now is to audit what the rest of us do , to track efficiencies . You could have 50 locations , but if 15 of them aren ’ t making you any money , you may as well only have 35 . This is the mentality that he exercises . He ’ s 77 years old now and he still comes into the office every day , auditing our work . We love it . He ’ s the one who can sneak around the stores and report back to us what ’ s really going on , and he ’ s always told us that ‘ once you settle and think you ’ re all good , that ’ s when somebody can catch you up , so you always need to be on top of your game .’
“ The Tomey Group requires an enormous team effort , and there would be a huge gap left if any of us weren ’ t here ,” he concludes . “ Looking ahead , I see us growing exponentially . In five years ’ time we ’ ll have expanded our Chicken Guy venture to at least ten-to-13 locations . We didn ’ t necessarily need to branch out in this way , but we still did it for everybody in the company . There are a lot of Jimmy John ’ s opportunities too , but more so to acquire restaurants that are already established . We ’ re not scared to leave the state either . Nowadays , I ’ m receiving multiple opportunities every month from prospects who want to share our success and grow with us , in the same way that we support all of the people that have been so loyal to us for so long .” ■
www . tomeygroup . com
118