Trends · data through July 2026

Sandwich Shops in California

Iceflower tracks 1,043 stores from 146 sandwich shops chains in California. Which Wich grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Pret A Manger and Jimmy John's.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
146
Tracked stores
1,043
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked sandwich shops chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Which Wich and Pret A Manger sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 W Which Wich logo Which Wich - +17.4%
2 P Pret A Manger logo Pret A Manger ▲1 +12.7%
3 J Jimmy John's logo Jimmy John's ▲1 +11.8%
4 T THH Sandwiches ▲1 +10.8%
5 S Submarina ▲1 +9.1%
6 P Port of Subs logo Port of Subs ▲1 +8.7%
7 M Mendocino Farms logo Mendocino Farms - +8.5%
8 U Urbane Cafe logo Urbane Cafe - +7.8%
9 D Deli Delicious - +7.5%
10 C Cheba Hut "Toasted" Subs logo Cheba Hut "Toasted" Subs - +7.5%
11 J Jersey Mike's Subs logo Jersey Mike's Subs - +6.6%
12 M Mr Pickles Sandwich Shop logo Mr Pickles Sandwich Shop ▼1 +6.1%
13 B Bruxie logo Bruxie - +4.5%
14 C Charleys Cheesesteaks logo Charleys Cheesesteaks - +3.3%
15 I Ike's Love & Sandwiches logo Ike's Love & Sandwiches - +2.8%
  • Subway
  • Jersey Mike's Subs
  • Mendocino Farms
  • Charleys Cheesesteaks
  • Jimmy John's
  • Firehouse Subs
  • Urbane Cafe
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

1,043 tracked store locations in California. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Subway (341)
  • Jersey Mike's Subs (208)
  • Mendocino Farms (44)
  • Charleys Cheesesteaks (46)
  • Jimmy John's (61)
  • Firehouse Subs (35)
  • Urbane Cafe (30)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

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