The SUBWAY® franchise is the largest restaurant chain in North America and is poised to become the largest restaurant chain in the world. The SUBWAY® franchise system places a focus on making great sandwiches. In fact, it is so great, that many SUBWAY® customers have become franchise owners simply because they believe in the product.
Own a Top-Ranked, Award-Winning Concept
Exceptional Growth - There are more than 33,000 SUBWAY® Locations Throughout the World
With the SUBWAY® franchise system’s outstanding support structure and operational history, it’s no surprise that its growth continues to break global records. The SUBWAY® business goal is to be the number one restaurant/store chain in both consumer ranking and location count in every market it serves. In most years, about 70% of new franchises are purchases by existing owners.
Eat Fresh Live Green
The SUBWAY® chain constantly strives to make SUBWAY® restaurants and operations more environmentally and socially responsible. This is achieved by conducting business in a way that minimizes the impact the business has on the environment and improves the lives of SUBWAY® customers, employees, franchisees, vendors and the global communities.
Did you know...
The SUBWAY® company works on sustainable initiatives to improve the entire world-wide organization with a focus on energy efficiency, water and resource conservation, and waste reduction, as well as continuing to focus on food quality and food safety.
SUBWAY® headquarters continues to work with suppliers to improve the nutritional content of the food served. All artificial trans-fats from core products have been eliminated. In the US, the milk and yogurt offered are 100% hormone-free and the chicken and turkey are antibiotic and hormone-free.
SUBWAY® FRESH FIT™ Menu**
Caring about the health of customers shows with the SUBWAY FRESH FIT™ menu that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol and is trans-fat-free.
The History
Fred DeLuca and Dr. Peter Buck opened the first SUBWAY® restaurant in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, in the summer of 1965. The company was later incorporated in the name of Doctor’s Associates Inc.
*The SUBWAY® franchise was ranked the number-one global franchise among franchises with worldwide operations in the 2010 Franchise 500® issue of Entrepreneur® magazine, based on research and analysis of those franchises having worldwide operations.
**SUBWAY FRESH FIT™ menu is currently available in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.