Jimmy John Liautaud
publication date: Friday, August 4, 2017 (part of Summer 2017)
category: 
Business
clue: This sandwich shopkeeper spent years hunting for massive growth after his college business took off.
explanation: Liautaud founded Jimmy John's, a sandwich shop adjacent to Eastern Illinois University that grew quickly over the years to have more than 2500 locations. He has been criticized for big game hunting. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Jesse King, and Elaine Beckland
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