Chicago Gateway Green to Receive $1 From Every Salad Sold Between February 26 and March 4

Chicago (February 16, 2007) — Salad lovers and sandwich lovers unite! Potbelly Sandwich Works now has hearty, crunchy, tasty salads. These salads, made fresh before customer’s eyes, are available at all Potbelly locations in and around Chicago.

Each salad starts with crisp romaine lettuce. Next come freshly sliced meats and cheeses topped with a variety of fixings such as marinated artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, blue cheese and dried cranberries. And big ol’ Potbelly croutons top it all off.

• A Wreck Salad: salami, roast beef, turkey, ham, Swiss cheese, blue cheese, hard-boiled egg, cucumbers and tomatoes
• Chicken Salad Salad: Potbelly’s popular chicken salad, provolone cheese, dried cranberries, cucumbers, and tomatoes
• Italian Salad: capicola, mortadella, pepperoni, salami, provolone cheese, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, chickpeas, cucumbers, and tomatoes
• Veggie Salad: choice of Swiss, provolone, or American cheese, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, chickpeas, cucumbers, and tomatoes

To finish off the salads, customers can choose from buttermilk ranch, Potbelly vinaigrette, non-fat vinaigrette, 1000 Island and Asian sesame dressings. At $5.29, the salads offer the affordable price that Potbelly customers have come to expect from their favorite sandwich and now salad joint.

“Our goal was to make great tasting salads because good wasn’t good enough,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bryant Keil. “It’s taken us 30 years to come up with these salads so, trust us, they are good.”

Potbelly will also be donating $1 for every salad sold between February 26 and March 4 at any of their Chicagoland restaurants to Chicago Gateway Green, a nonprofit organization celebrating 20 years of beautifying Chicago. Potbelly has joined the Expressway Partnership and will sponsor a site along the Edens expressway, northbound from Peterson to Devon.

The four new salads are now on Potbelly menus in all Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana stores. For a complete listing of locations, please visit the web site at www.potbelly.com.

ABOUT POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKS
From its humble beginnings as a small antique store on Chicago’s north side, Potbelly has grown from one to more than 140 company-owned and -operated stores. Potbelly's unique experience is defined by its combination of hot sandwiches, hand-dipped shakes, tasty made to order salads, live local music, as well as friendly and interactive people. Potbelly has built a passionate, loyal following of fans who spread the word about the relaxing atmosphere and great food. People in search of a Potbelly sandwich can find stores in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. For more information visit the company’s Web site at www.potbelly.com.