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title: "Potbelly Puts a Blanket on America’s Cold Spell"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cc06c609-ba63-41b3-ae55-08972734daa6
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240202_potbelly_puts_a_blanket_on_americas_cold_spell.html
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
published: 2024-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:30:59.870Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Potbelly Puts a Blanket on America’s Cold Spell

**TL;DR:** Potbelly is offering a free cup of soup to Perks Members on National Homemade Soup Day. The company has been feeding customers for over 40 years with warm, toasty sandwiches and signature salads.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-02-02. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240202_potbelly_puts_a_blanket_on_americas_cold_spell.html).*

## Story

Whether ordering online through Potbelly.com, on the Potbelly app or in-shop with a simple scan of the app, members are sure to enjoy this soup-er deal.

Complimentary options include:

- **Broccoli Cheddar Soup:** Creamy cheese soup with tender pieces of broccoli and carrots.

- **Chicken Pot Pie:** Tender, slow-roasted chicken breast and veggies topped with crumbles of fresh-baked pie crust.

- **Garden Vegetable Soup:** Beans, carrots, celery, corn, mushrooms, onions, peppers, potatoes and zucchini in a light tomato broth.

- **Loaded Baked Potato:** Hearty potato soup with bacon, cheddar cheese and green onion.

- **Chili:** Hearty beef chili with kidney beans, bell peppers and onions.

- **Mac & Cheese:** Creamy three-cheese mac.

For those new to Potbelly Perks, this celebration is the perfect opportunity to join. By downloading the Potbelly app and signing up for a Potbelly Perks reward account, new members earn a free original size sandwich after their first purchase of $5 or more. To sign up for the Potbelly Perks reward program, visit www.potbelly.com/perks.

Potbelly Corporation is a neighborhood sandwich concept that has been feeding customers’ smiles for more than 40 years with warm, toasty sandwiches, signature salads, hand-scooped ice cream in creamy shakes, customized just the way customers want them. Potbelly promises Fresh, Fast & Friendly service in an environment that reflects the local neighborhood. Since opening its first shop in Chicago in 1977, Potbelly has expanded to neighborhoods across the country, with more than 340 company-owned shops in the United States.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Potbelly (company)
- free offer (topic)
- neighborhood expansion (topic)
- perks program (topic)
- national homemade soup day (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240202_potbelly_puts_a_blanket_on_americas_cold_spell.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cc06c609-ba63-41b3-ae55-08972734daa6).