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title: "Memphis Business Journal: Lenny's Subs looks toward the future with new design"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cd4923a3-b5ed-4c47-8133-41c51f8015f6
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/memphis-business-journal-lennys-subs-looks-toward-the-future-with-new-design-2042
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
published: 2015-07-09T22:17:30.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:51.012Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc958.jpeg
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# Memphis Business Journal: Lenny's Subs looks toward the future with new design

**TL;DR:** Lenny's Subs, a Memphis-based franchise, is undergoing a brand revamp led by new President and COO Jason Vaughn. The revamp includes a new restaurant prototype, corporate changes, and operational tweaks.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-07-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/memphis-business-journal-lennys-subs-looks-toward-the-future-with-new-design-2042).*

## Story

Lenny’s Sub Shop, a Memphis-based veteran restaurant franchise, is headed for change. New President and COO, Jason Vaughn, formerly a Senior Director of Operations at Taco Bell and Division Vice President of Wendy’s International, is leading the charge to revitalize the brand.

"It's about creating the right culture," Vaughn told the Memphis Business Journal.

As part of the change, Vaughn and his team have renamed the home office “Lenny’s Restaurant Support Center” from “Lenny’s Corporate Office.”

Along with a new restaurant prototype, corporate changes and operational tweaks, Vaughn is also working to create a supportive franchise system for both existing and new franchisees.

"The franchisees don't work for us," said Vaughn. "We work for them, and it was important for us to signal that."

The new prototype for the Lenny’s of the future is set to debut this month at the franchise’s annual summit.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Wendy's (company)
- franchise system (topic)
- Memphis (location)
- restaurant redesign (topic)
- brand revamp (topic)
- corporate changes (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/memphis-business-journal-lennys-subs-looks-toward-the-future-with-new-design-2042). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cd4923a3-b5ed-4c47-8133-41c51f8015f6).