First time franchisees The Sandwich Stations, Inc., a buyer group that was introduced to the Jimmy John's concept by National Franchise Sales (NFS) purchased three Jimmy John's restaurants in Central California from E L Lisman Group, Inc. NFS guided the transaction throughout the offer, due diligence, franchisor and landlord approvals, the escrow processes and assisted in securing financing. As always, NFS had a representative on hand at time of changeover.