Primo Hoagies | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Restaurants |
Genre | Fast Casual |
Founded | 1992South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | in
Founder | Richard Neigre |
Headquarters | Westville, New Jersey, United States |
Number of locations | 88 as of August 25, 2021 [update] |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Nicholas Papanier Jr (CEO) |
Products | Hoagies |
Revenue | US$3.6 million (2019) [1] |
Number of employees | 300 [2] (2020) |
Website |
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PrimoHoagies Franchising, Inc. , doing business as PrimoHoagies (stylized as PrimoHoagies), is a United States east coast-based, fast casual restaurant chain founded in 1992 in South Philadelphia. Primo Hoagies has over 95 locations in seven states, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, South Carolina, Florida and Virginia. [3]
Primo Hoagies was founded on Ritner Street in South Philadelphia in July 1992 by Richard and Colleen Neigre. [4] In 2002, the restaurant was franchised with its corporate headquarters located in Westville, New Jersey. [5] Eric Bonner is the Chief Operation Officer and has served in several positions with the company over the last 19 years. The most popular sandwiches are the " Italian with prosciutto [and] provolone cheese, Hot Capicola and natural casing Genoa salami". [6]
The franchise is known for its Philadelphia styled hoagies. Lindsey Nolen of South Philly Review stated "Primos is Primo when it comes to an Italian Hoagie". Primo opened in a store in Citizens Bank Park in 2017. [3]
At the 2016 Philadelphia Cheesesteak & Food Festival, Primo Hoagies brought its specialty Italian hoagies to the festival. [7]
Richard Neigre died on May 5, 2022, at his home in Sewell, N.J. [8]