Cousins Subs Corporate acquires six franchise locationsCousins Subs Corporate acquires six franchise locations

Cousins Subs® announced today that six restaurants in Brookfield, New Berlin, Pewaukee and Waukesha, Wis. are now company-owned locations. The restaurants were purchased from Cousins Subs franchise partners Jim and Leah Valentine, who were the first Cousins Subs franchisees and owned locations for more than 30 years.

With the acquisition of these six stores, Cousins Subs welcomes 134 store level employees and two corporate additions to the company owned system.

“This is our largest acquisition to date and we’re very excited,” said Jason Westhoff, president at Cousins Subs. “However, it’s also bittersweet. The Valentines were our first, and some of our best, franchisees and we are sad to lose them. We thank them for their many years with the brand and wish them the best.”

The six additional restaurants are located at:

As part of Cousins Subs’ systemwide rebranding initiative, the Brookfield restaurant was remodeled in October 2021 to  incorporate the brand’s ‘Milwaukee Sub Shop’ look – natural wood, stone and metal accents, décor that promotes Cousins Subs’ cuisine philosophy, rich history and commitment to the community through its Make It Better Foundation, the brand’s updated logo and digital menu boards.

For more information, visit www.cousinssubs.com. 

About Cousins Subs
Wisconsin-based Cousins Subs®, a family-owned, fast casual sub shop established in 1972 by Bill Specht and his cousin, is driven by the mission to Believe in Better – both in the quality of food it serves and in the communities it supports. Cousins Subs and its franchisees operate nearly 100 sub sandwich shops in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, providing guests with quality deli fresh and made to order grilled subs using only the freshest ingredients on its signature bread baked daily. For more information, visit www.cousinssubs.com. You can also find Cousins Subs on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.