Franchising

Ike's teams up with Carolina Panthers player

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October 9, 2020

San Francisco-based Ike's Love & Sandwiches is teaming up with John Miller, a professional football player for the Carolina Panthers, and his father, Johnnie Green, to bring the concept to Florida. The duo's first location opened Friday in Miami at 18719 Biscayne Blvd., and the duo will open 10 others over the next seven years in Broward County and Miami-Dade County.

"My father and I immediately fell in love with Ike's Love & Sandwiches when we visited its San Francisco location, and saw a golden opportunity to bring it to our home state of Florida," Miller said in the release. "Ike's Love & Sandwiches is different than any other restaurant concept in Florida right now. We're excited to bring it to the East Coast as we know customers are craving the sandwich selections and will jump all over it once we open the doors."

A former three-year starter for the Buffalo Bills, Miller recently signed an agreement to play for the Carolina Panthers.

Founded by Ike Shehadeh in 2007, Ike's Love & Sandwiches has nearly 90 locations in operation throughout California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Texas and Hawaii, with additional locations in development in Chicago as well as Utah, California and Texas.