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title: "Jersey Mike’s Raises $3 Million For Feeding America®"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1b92dbbe-4b96-49a6-b62c-e76f17a03c0e
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211123_jersey_mikes_raises_3_million_for_feeding_america.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2021-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:09.807Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555396273-367ea4eb4db5?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Jersey Mike’s Raises $3 Million For Feeding America®

**TL;DR:** Jersey Mike's Subs raised $3 million for Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, bringing the total meals provided to over 75 million. The fundraiser was held over a weekend, with 20 percent of sales donated to Feeding America.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-11-23. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211123_jersey_mikes_raises_3_million_for_feeding_america.html).*

## Story

CHICAGO - This weekend, Jersey Mike’s Subs raised $3 million for Feeding America®, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization. To date, Jersey Mike’s has helped to provide over 75 million meals* through the organization’s nationwide network of 200 local member food banks.

“With the help of our customers in communities across the nation, to date, Jersey Mike’s has provided over 75 million meals for families in need,” said Peter Cancro, Founder and CEO, Jersey Mike’s Franchise Systems, Inc. “Raising up together, we always make a difference.”

This past weekend, Saturday, November 20, and Sunday, November 21, Jersey Mike’s donated 20 percent of sales to Feeding America. Last year, two national fundraisers raised an additional $4.6 million for Feeding America.

“Feeding America is grateful to Jersey Mike’s for their commitment to fighting hunger and for helping food banks across the country provide more meals to people living with food insecurity,” said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Jersey Mike's (company)
- fundraiser (topic)
- charity donation (topic)
- Peter Cancro (person)
- Feeding America (company)
- hunger relief (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211123_jersey_mikes_raises_3_million_for_feeding_america.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1b92dbbe-4b96-49a6-b62c-e76f17a03c0e).