The new Jersey Mike's franchise opened this morning with a "ribbon" (in this case, a strip of sandwich paper wrap) cutting.
The location on Lewiston Road is in the parking lot of the former Kmart store. The new shop's neighbors are Starbucks and Tropical Smoothie. Those businesses have not yet opened.
Pictured are Jonathan Duque, Marlon Duque, Brooklyn Zeier, Kayla Sexton, Evan Mayer, Town of Batavia board member Patti Michalak, and Betsy Mihm, representing Special Olympics.
Mayer is the franchise owner. Mayer and his staff in the photo are all from New Jersey. The beachballs are meant to represent the Jersey Shore.
The Kmart property is being developed by Florida-based Benderson Development. The company is also planning a second building for similar businesses in the parking lot. No plans have been announced yet for the former Kmart building itself.
