Togo's
Encyclopedia
Togo's Eateries, Inc., is a chain of fast casual sandwich
restaurants owned by Mainsail Partners
. Its headquarters are in San Jose, California
.
On the East Coast of the U.S. it is often combined with Dunkin' Donuts
' donut
shops and Baskin-Robbins
' ice cream
shops (which were both owned by the same parent company from 1997 to 2007) in the same building. Togo's was sold off to a private equity firm in 2007. Most of Togo's stores are franchise
s. Some Togo’s that were co-located with Dunkin' Donuts were rebranded as Dunkin' Deli, with the same menu as Togo’s.
, in 1967. At that time the sandwich shack was so small that the sign out front read "Sandwiches To Go" with To Go being on the second line. It was so small that only 4 people at a time could be inside. In 1971 the shop was purchased by a college student. In 1997, Togo’s was acquired by the Dunkin'
Brands portfolio of fast-food restaurants. By 2001, there were approximately 350 Togo’s sandwich shops, serving more than 25 different types of sandwiches.
On November 30, 2007, Togo's was acquired by Mainsail Partners, a San Francisco−based private equity firm, in partnership with Tony Gioia, a former president of Baskin-Robbins. Tony Gioia is serving as chairman and chief executive officer of Togo's Holdings, LLC.
Sandwich
A sandwich is a food item, typically consisting of two or more slices of :bread with one or more fillings between them, or one slice of bread with a topping or toppings, commonly called an open sandwich. Sandwiches are a widely popular type of lunch food, typically taken to work or school, or...
restaurants owned by Mainsail Partners
Mainsail Partners
Mainsail Partners is a private equity firm focused on management buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth equity investments in rapidly growing companies with the potential to be market leaders. Mainsail has extensive industry experience in technology-enabled services, software, for profit...
. Its headquarters are in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
.
On the East Coast of the U.S. it is often combined with Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin' Donuts is an international doughnut and coffee retailer founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts; it is now headquartered in Canton...
' donut
DONUT
DONUT was an experiment at Fermilab dedicated to the search for tau neutrino interactions. Even though the detector operated only during a few months in the summer of 1997, it was largely successful. By detecting the tau neutrino, it confirmed the existence of the last lepton predicted by the...
shops and Baskin-Robbins
Baskin-Robbins
Baskin-Robbins is a global chain of ice cream parlors founded by Burt Baskin and Irvine Robbins in 1953, from the merging of their respective ice cream parlors, in Glendale, California. It claims to be the world's largest ice cream franchise, with more than 5,800 locations, 2,800 of which are...
' ice cream
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
shops (which were both owned by the same parent company from 1997 to 2007) in the same building. Togo's was sold off to a private equity firm in 2007. Most of Togo's stores are franchise
Franchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
s. Some Togo’s that were co-located with Dunkin' Donuts were rebranded as Dunkin' Deli, with the same menu as Togo’s.
History
The first "Togo’s" was opened in downtown San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, in 1967. At that time the sandwich shack was so small that the sign out front read "Sandwiches To Go" with To Go being on the second line. It was so small that only 4 people at a time could be inside. In 1971 the shop was purchased by a college student. In 1997, Togo’s was acquired by the Dunkin'
Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin' Donuts is an international doughnut and coffee retailer founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts; it is now headquartered in Canton...
Brands portfolio of fast-food restaurants. By 2001, there were approximately 350 Togo’s sandwich shops, serving more than 25 different types of sandwiches.
On November 30, 2007, Togo's was acquired by Mainsail Partners, a San Francisco−based private equity firm, in partnership with Tony Gioia, a former president of Baskin-Robbins. Tony Gioia is serving as chairman and chief executive officer of Togo's Holdings, LLC.