Fast Company Innovation Festival Ticket Giveaway—Enter now! LOGIN | FastCo Works advertisement BYÂ Associated Press Listen to this ArticleMore info 0:00 / 0:00 Sandwich maker Potbelly is being acquired by the gas station and convenience store chain RaceTrac for $566 million. Potbelly, which was founded in Chicago in 1977, has 445 restaurants across the U.S. The company said the deal with RaceTrac will help it reach its goal of quadrupling in size to 2,000 locations. Potbelly stores are both company- and fra ...