2009
Franchise 500 – #90
Entrepreneur Magazine
Fastest-Growing Franchises – #54
Entrepreneur Magazine
Next Top 100 Franchises – #23
Franchise Times
People's Choice Award – Best Deli
Three time winner
Germantown News (Germantown, TN)
Critics' Choice Award – Best Sandwich/Sub
San Antonio Express News (San Antonio, TX)
Florida's Top 200 Private Companies - #125
Florida Trend Magazine
AOL: The Next Big Chain
Up & Comers to Watch - #34
AOL
Top 400 Restaurant Chains - #173
Restaurants & Institutions Magazine
Business Journal Top 50 - #47
Business Journal (Jacksonville, FL)
Business Journal Top 10 Revenue Companies - #4
Business Journal (Jacksonville, FL)
Reader's Choice - Best Deli
Star Community Newspaper (Rowlett, TX)
2008
Top 100 Movers & Shakers – #38
Fast Casual
The WOW! Factor – 1st Place
Captain Sorensen’s Datil Pepper Hot Sauce®
QSR/FPI Foodservice Packaging Awards
Graphic Design Distinction – Single Package - 2nd Place
Hero Cups
QSR/FPI Foodservice Packaging Awards
Top 100 Companies on the Verge - #8
Franchise Times
Florida's Top 200 - #146
Florida Trend Magazine
Fastest-Growing Franchises - #72
Entrepreneur Magazine
Top 400 Restaurant Chains - #177
Restaurants & Institutions Magazine
Franchise 500 - #134
Entrepreneur Magazine
Business Journal Top 50 - #32
Business Journal (Jacksonville, FL)
Business Journal Top 10 Revenue Companies - #5
Business Journal (Jacksonville, FL)
People's Choice Award – Best Deli
Two time winner
Germantown News (Germantown, TN)
Best Sandwich - 1st Place
Hill Country News (Cedar Park, TX)
The Hot 100 - Best Sub in South Georgia
Augusta Chronicle
Best Taste of West Chester
Liberty 2008 Business Expo
West Chester, OH
Best Sub Shop - Three-time winner
Orlando Weekly (Orlando, FL)
101 Favorites - Best Sub
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
Best Sub
Business Journal (Orlando, FL)
Best Sub/Sandwich Shop - Honorable Mention
Florida Monthly
2007
Best Sub in Jacksonville - Seven-time winner
Folio Weekly (Jacksonville, FL)
Best Place for Subs - Three-time winner
Sun News' "Best of the Beach" (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Best Overall Restaurant - Three-time winner
Taste of Calhoun (Oxford, AL)
Best Sandwiches - Two-time winner
Metro Spirit Magazine (Augusta, GA)
Best Sub/Deli
Flavour Magazine (Houston, TX)
Top 100 Companies on the Verge - #28
Franchise Times
Best Sub in Florida - Three-time winner
Florida Monthly Magazine
B.E.S.T. (Business and Education Standing Together)
Mike McCown
Cy-Fair School District and the Cy-Fair Chamber of Commerce (Houston, TX)
"10 Companies to Watch" in 2007
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
Top 100 Fastest-Growing Franchises -#89
Entrepreneur Magazine
Franchise 500 - #111
Entrepreneur Magazine
Best of Hampton Roads
Best New Restaurant – Gold
Best Sandwich/Wrap/Deli – Silver
Best Kept Secret - Silver
Best Restaurant for Lunch - Bronze
www.hamptonroads.com
Favorite Sub Shop
The Macon Telegraph (Macon and Warner Robins, GA)
Florida Private 200 - #147
Florida Trend Magazine
Top 400 Restaurant Chains - #198
Restaurants & Institutions Magazine
Business Journal Top 50 - #34
Business Journal (Jacksonville, FL)
Business Journal Top 10 Revenue Companies - #5
Business Journal (Jacksonville, FL)
8th Annual Chili Blaze 2007
1st Place – Professional/Corporate
Pinellas Park Firefighters & MDA (Largo, FL)
2007 Outstanding Business of the Year Award
Asha Patel
Minority Owned - Firehouse Subs
St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce (St. Petersburg, FL)
KPMG First Coast Top 50 - #16
Jacksonville, FL
People's Choice Award – Best Deli
Germantown News (Germantown, TN)
2006
Sub Shop of the Year
TheLocalNewspaper.com (Greenville, SC)
25 Companies That Care
Jacksonville Magazine (Jacksonville, FL)
Top 500 Franchises in the United States -#144
Entrepreneur Magazine
Top 200 Global Franchises - #115
Entrepreneur Magazine
Florida Private 200 -
#146
Entrepreneur Magazine)
Top 20 Change Agents
Robin and Chris Sorensen
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
Top 400 Restaurant Chains - #226
Restaurants & Institutions Magazine
Best Sub in Florida
Two-Time Winner
Florida Monthly Magazine
Best Sub in Town
Two-Time Winner
Orlando Weekly (Orlando, FL)
Best Sandwich in Hollywood
Hollywood Gazette (Hollywood, Florida)
Best Sub in Jacksonville
Six-Time Winner
Folio Weekly (Jacksonville, FL)
Best Subs in Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Best Sandwiches
Metro Spirit Magazine (Augusta, GA)
Best and Worst of 2006
Best - Engineer Sub
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
Best Overall Restaurant
Two-Time Winner
Taste of Calhoun (Oxford, AL)
Best Deli Sandwich
Two-Time Winner
Taste of Calhoun (Oxford, AL)
Red Cross Appreciation Award
Myrtle Beach Franchisees
American Red Cross & Horry-Georgetown County Fire Chief's Association
(Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Academic Achievement Partner Award
Academic Decathlon of Mississippi (Ridgeland, MS)
Business Partner of the Year
Charlie and Judy Divita
Lexington School District Five (Columbia, S.C.)
Business Journal Top 50 - #18
Business Journal (Jacksonville, FL)
Business Journal Top 50 Revenue Companies -
#5
Business Journal (Jacksonville, FL)
Top 20 Things to Eat Before You Die
Captain Sorensen’s Datil Pepper Hot Sauce
Jacksonville Magazine (Jacksonville, FL)
Top 100 Companies on the Verge - #42
Franchise Times
KPMG First Coast 50 Privately Held Companies -
#18
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
NRA Restaurant Neighbor Award
National Chain Division Winner
NRA
KPMG Company of the Year
KPMG First Coast 50 (Jacksonville, FL)
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