What is the full name of the Jimmy John's franchisor affiliated with Cinnabon?
Cinnabon Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
None of these affiliates operate a Cinnabon franchise.
Inspire Brands, Inc. ("Inspire Brands") is a global multi-brand restaurant company, launched in February 2018 upon completion of the merger of the Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings
brands. Inspire Brands is a parent company to six franchisors offering and selling franchises in the United States, including: Arby's Franchisor, LLC ("Arby's"), Baskin-Robbins Franchising LLC ("Baskin-Robbins"), Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc. ("Buffalo Wild Wings"), Dunkin' Donuts Franchising LLC ("Dunkin'"), Jimmy John's Franchisor SPV, LLC ("Jimmy John's"), and Sonic Franchising LLC ("Sonic"). Inspire Brands is also a parent company to the following franchisors offering and selling franchises internationally: Inspire International, Inc. ("Inspire International"), DB Canadian Franchising ULC ("DB Canada"), DDBR International LLC ("DB China"), DD Brasil Franchising Ltda. ("DB Brasil"), DB Mexican Franchising LLC ("DB Mexico"), and BR UK Franchising LLC ("BR UK"). All of Inspire Brands' franchisors have a principal place of business at Three Glenlake Parkway NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30328 and, other than as described below for Arby's, have not offered franchises in any other line of business.
Source: Item 1 — The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates (FDD pages 9–25)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cinnabon's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Jimmy John's Franchisor SPV, LLC is the franchisor of Jimmy John's and an affiliate of Cinnabon. Jimmy John's became an Affiliated Program through an acquisition in October 2016 and became part of Inspire Brands by merger in 2019. As of December 29, 2024, there were 2,689 Jimmy John's restaurants operating in the United States, of which 2,647 were franchised and 42 were affiliate-owned.
Inspire Brands is the parent company of Jimmy John's Franchisor SPV, LLC, along with other franchisors such as Arby's Franchisor, LLC, Baskin-Robbins Franchising LLC, Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc., Dunkin' Donuts Franchising LLC, and Sonic Franchising LLC. This means that Cinnabon is part of a larger network of franchise systems under Inspire Brands.
For a prospective Cinnabon franchisee, this affiliation means that while Jimmy John's Franchisor SPV, LLC is a separate entity, it falls under the same umbrella company as Cinnabon. However, the FDD states that none of the affiliated franchisors are obligated to provide products or services to you; however, you may purchase products or services from these franchisors if you choose to do so. This could potentially offer opportunities for collaboration or cross-promotion, but it's not guaranteed. The franchisee may have the option to purchase products or services from Jimmy John's or other affiliated franchisors, but there is no obligation to do so.