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Jersey Mike’s has filed for an IPO, and its disclosures reveal just how much its founder and former CEO Peter Cancro and his family collected in compensation and other perks, including a $41 million jet.

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00:00Jersey Mike's $12 billion IPO filing has revealed eye-popping payouts to the founder's family and
00:05a $41 million private jet. The sandwich chain's new S1 documents show that founder Peter Cancro
00:12stepson received $50.5 million in compensation between 2023 and 2025. Cancro's brother John
00:20received about $21 million in compensation over the same period. And brother-in-law Daniel Powers
00:26collected more than $31 million from fiscal 2024 to 2025. According to the filings, the family members
00:33were employed by the company in various roles. Documents also reveal a $41 million aircraft was
00:40transferred to an entity controlled by Cancro, and the company paid Cancro around $2 million in 2025
00:46to cover air transportation. Cancro purchased the original Jersey Mike's at just 17 years old
00:52with a $125,000 loan from his football coach. He stepped down as CEO in April 2025 after selling
00:59the majority of the company to Blackstone for $8 billion.
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