Where is Blimpie located?

Blimpie is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does Blimpie have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Blimpie is 265.

Where does Blimpie rank among its competitors?

Blimpie ranks 61st amongst 798 active competitors, of which 44 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Clover Food Lab, which secured $2.5M in May, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Blimpie?

Blimpie's top competitors include First Watch, YUM! Brands and Chipotle. Among them, Clover Food Lab secured the most recent funding round in May, 2026.

Blimpie - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Blimpie: Fresh sub sandwiches, catering, franchise opportunities, and rewards. They offer fresh food and exclusive deals through their rewards program. They specialize in fresh-sliced sub sandwiches and provide catering services. The company also offers franchise purchase opportunities for entrepreneurs. They focus on providing a variety of options for consumers, including gift cards. The website provides information on franchising, international locations, and consumer data privacy rights. They offer a consumer request form for residents of states with specific data privacy rights. The company also manages personal information through a Cookie Preference Manager and recognizes global privacy control signals. They provide various statements like Privacy Statement, Terms of Use, and Accessibility Statement.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1964

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Acquired

Investors

IPX Capital & 1 more

Ranked

61^st among 798 active competitors

Employee Count

265 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Subway & 569 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Kahala (Jan 24, 2006)

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Blimpie got acquired by Kahala on Jan 24, 2006.

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Blimpie is a funded company. Blimpie has 2 institutional investors.

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The founders of Blimpie is Keith Hammond.

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Keith Hammond: Founder of Blimpie.

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Blimpie's employee count trend

Blimpie has 265 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Blimpie's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Blimpie include First Watch, YUM! Brands and Chipotle. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Blimpie, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	First Watch 1983, Bradenton (United States), Public	Chain of limited service restaurant	-	L Catterton, Advent International	72/100
2nd	YUM! Brands 1997, Louisville (United States), Acquired	Restaurants chains	-	-	69/100
3rd	Chipotle 1993, Newport Beach (United States), Public	Chains providing prepared meals and catering services	$1.5M	Boston York Restaurant Group, Pershing Square Holdings ... & 2 others	67/100
4th	Cracker Barrel 1969, Lebanon (United States), Public	Chain of limited service restaurants	-	-	65/100
5th	Tropical Smoothie Cafe 1997, Atlanta (United States), Acquired	Fast-casual restaurant inspiring better with smoothies, food, and community	-	BIP Capital, FOD Capital & 4 others	65/100
6th	BJ's Restaurants 1978, Huntington Beach (United States), Public	Limited service restaurant chain	-	Lowell Capital Management, Act 3 Holdings ... & 1 others	64/100
7th	Jimmy John 1982, Champaign (United States), Acquired	Brand of wraps and sandwitches	-	Weston Presidio, CPP Investments & 3 others	64/100
8th	Clover Food Lab 2008, Cambridge (United States), Series B	Chain of restaurants serving American style food in Boston, USA.	$17.7M	Beta Angels, Act 3 Holdings & 6 others	63/100
9th	Bojangles 1977, Charlotte (United States), Acquired	Southern-inspired fast food restaurant specializing in fried chicken and biscuits	-	CFT Capital Partners, Industrial Investors Group ... & 4 others	63/100
10th	Togo's Eateries 1971, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Fresh, made-to-order sandwiches and restaurant catering since 1971	-	Southfield Mezzanine, Mainsail Partners	62/100
61st	Blimpie 1964, New York City (United States), Acquired	Blimpie: Fresh sub sandwiches, catering, franchise opportunities, and rewards	-	IPX Capital, Franvest Capital Partners	45/100