Trends · data through September 2026

Sandwich & Sub Shops in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Iceflower tracks 621 stores from 380 sandwich & sub shops in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. Jersey Mike's Subs grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Tony Luke's and PureBread Deli.

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
380
Tracked stores
621
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked sandwich & sub shops

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. Jersey Mike's Subs and Tony Luke's sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 J Jersey Mike's Subs logo Jersey Mike's Subs ▲1 +8.9%
2 T Tony Luke's ▲1 +2.8%
3 P PureBread Deli - +1.9%
4 P PrimoHoagies logo PrimoHoagies ▼1 -0.0%
5 A A Taste of Philly ▲1 -1.0%
6 S Subway logo Subway - -4.7%
7 O Old Nelson Food Company logo Old Nelson Food Company ▲1 -7.2%
8 A Arby's logo Arby's ▼1 -8.3%
9 Z Zoup! logo Zoup! - -8.3%
10 C Capriotti's Sandwich Shop logo Capriotti's Sandwich Shop - -10.1%
11 J Jimmy John's logo Jimmy John's - -10.5%
12 C Charleys Cheesesteaks logo Charleys Cheesesteaks - -11.3%
13 L Lee's Hoagie House - -13.5%
14 C Casapulla's Subs ▼1 -25.3%
15 S Slack's Hoagie Shack ▼1 -41.2%
  • Jersey Mike's Subs
  • PrimoHoagies
  • Subway
  • Old Nelson Food Company
  • Arby's
  • Verchio's Produce & Deli
  • Capriotti's Sandwich Shop
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

621 tracked store locations in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Jersey Mike's Subs (27)
  • PrimoHoagies (54)
  • Subway (55)
  • Old Nelson Food Company (7)
  • Arby's (28)
  • Verchio's Produce & Deli (1)
  • Capriotti's Sandwich Shop (21)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 S Subway logo Subway 55
  • 2 P PrimoHoagies logo PrimoHoagies 54
  • 3 A Arby's logo Arby's 28
  • 4 J Jersey Mike's Subs logo Jersey Mike's Subs 27
  • 5 C Capriotti's Sandwich Shop logo Capriotti's Sandwich Shop 21
  • 6 J Jimmy John's logo Jimmy John's 13
  • 7 C Charleys Cheesesteaks logo Charleys Cheesesteaks 10
  • 8 L Lee's Hoagie House 8
  • 9 O Old Nelson Food Company logo Old Nelson Food Company 7
  • 10 T Tony Luke's 5
  • 11 P PureBread Deli 4
  • 12 A A Taste of Philly 3
  • 13 S Slack's Hoagie Shack 3
  • 14 C Casapulla's Subs 3
  • 15 Z Zoup! logo Zoup! 3
  • 16 B Bagel House 2
  • 17 F Frank's Deli 2
  • 18 D Devon & Blakely 2
  • 19 E El Punto 2
  • 20 L Lucky 7 Deli 2
  • 21 F Firehouse Subs logo Firehouse Subs 2
  • 22 G Giuliano's Deli 2
  • 23 O One Stop Deli 2
  • 24 S Steve's Prince of Steaks 2
  • 25 B Bain's Deli 2
  • 26 F Ferrante's Meats & More 1
  • 27 R Rich's Delicatessen 1
  • 28 K Kennedy Food Garden 1
  • 29 T Three Boys Breakfast 1
  • 30 O Orange Deli and Grocery 1
  • 31 F Farina Di Vita 1
  • 32 T The Bread Board Plus 1
  • 33 D Dattilo's Delicatessen 1
  • 34 H Hot Spot Pizza & Restaurant 1
  • 35 V Vicki's Cold Cuts 1
  • 36 C Capp's Deli 1
  • 37 Q Quick Stop Deli 1
  • 38 E Evergreen Deli 1
  • 39 P Paesano's Philly Style Sandwiches 1
  • 40 L Lee's Deli 1
  • 41 M Mont Clare Deli & Market 1
  • 42 D DeliCozy 1
  • 43 E Earl's Sub Shop 1
  • 44 H Holmes Hoagies 1
  • 45 G Good Day Deli 1
  • 46 P Park Manor Deli 1
  • 47 T Trolley Stop Deli 1
  • 48 T Troy's Place 1
  • 49 W Woodlynne Food Market 1
  • 50 P Penna's Italian Market 1

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