Subway (restaurant)

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Subway
Privately held company
Industry Restaurants
Genre Fast food
Founded Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. (August 28, 1965; 50 years ago (1965-08-28))
Founder Fred DeLuca and Peter Buck
Headquarters Milford, Connecticut, U.S.
Number of locations
 44,444 restaurants in 111 countries[1]
Key people
 Fred DeLuca (CEO)
Suzanne Greco (President)
Don Fertman (CDO)[2][3]
Products Submarine sandwiches
Salads
Pizzas (some locations)
Owner Doctor's Associates Inc.
Slogan Eat Fresh
Website subway.com

Subway (stylized as SUBWAY) is an American fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates Inc. Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world, with 44,444 restaurants in 111 countries and territories as of November 11, 2015. USA alone has 27,058 outlets.[1] It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain and the largest restaurant operator in the world.[4][5][6]

Subway's international headquarters is in Milford, Connecticut; five regional centers support Subway's international operations. The regional offices for European franchises are located in Amsterdam, Netherlands; the Australian and New Zealand locations are supported from Brisbane, Australia; the Asian locations are supported from offices located in Beirut, Lebanon, and Singapore; and the Latin America support center is in Miami, Florida.[7]

History[edit]

Early history[edit]

Former Subway logo (1965–2002)

In 1965, Fred DeLuca borrowed $1,000 from friend Peter Buck to start "Pete's Super Submarines" in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and in the following year they formed Doctor's Associates Inc. to oversee operations of the restaurants as the franchise expanded.[8] The holding company derives its name from DeLuca's goal to earn enough from the business to pay tuition for medical school, as well as Buck's having a doctorate in physics.[9] Doctor's Associates is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, any medical organization.[10] In 1968, the sandwich shop was renamed "Subway".[8]

Subway restaurant in Pittsfield Township, Michigan (2011)

The first Subway on the West Coast was opened in Fresno, California, in 1978.[11] The first Subway outside of North America opened in Bahrain in December 1984.[12] The first Subway in the United Kingdom was opened in Brighton in 1996.[13] In 2004, Subway began opening stores in Walmart supercenters, and surpassed the number of McDonald's locations inside U.S. Walmart stores in 2007.[14]

Since 2007, Subway has consistently ranked in Entrepreneur magazine's Top 500 Franchises list. It ranked #2 in 2012. It also ranked #2 on the "Fastest Growing Franchise" and "Global Franchise" lists.[15] At the end of 2010, Subway became the largest fast food chain worldwide, with 33,749 restaurants – 1,012 more than McDonald's.[16]

Locations[edit]

  Countries with Subway Restaurants


In Colombia, Subway is located in more than 30 cities of the country, making it the brand with the biggest coverage of restaurants in national territory. The company operates more than 127 stores in the Colombian capital city of Bogotá only,[17] making it the food-chain restaurant with the most amount of stores in the city, followed by Dunkin' Donuts. Nationwide, number of stores were 311 by February, 2015 and the brand will continue its strategy of opening 100 stores more every year, in order to reach the goal of 500 stores in the country by 2016.[18]

Products[edit]

A Subway Club 6" sandwich

Subway's core product is the submarine sandwich (or "sub"). In addition to these, the chain also sells wraps, salad, and baked goods (including cookies, doughnuts, and muffins). While some menu items vary between countries and markets, Subway's worldwide signature sub varieties include:[19]

  • B.L.T
  • Chicken Teriyaki
  • Italian B.M.T.
  • Meatball Marinara
  • Roasted Chicken
  • Steak & Cheese
  • Subway Club
  • Subway Melt
  • Tuna
  • Veggie Delite

Subway's best-selling sandwich,[20] the B.M.T., contains pepperoni, salami, and ham. The name originally stood for Brooklyn Manhattan Transit, but now stands for "Bigger, Meatier, Tastier".[21]

Subway also sells breakfast sandwiches, English muffins, and flatbreads. In 2006, "personal pizzas" debuted in some US markets. These are made to order (like their subs) and heated for 85 seconds. Breakfast and pizza items are only available in some stores. In November 2009, Subway signed a deal to serve exclusively Seattle's Best Coffee coffee as part of their breakfast menu in the US.[22]

A 2009 Zagat survey named Subway the best provider of "Healthy Options" (in the "Mega Chain" category). Subway was also first in "Top Service" and "Most Popular" rankings. It placed second in "Top Overall", behind Wendy's.[23]

Regional variations[edit]

Subway's menu varies between countries, most significantly where there are religious requirements relating to the meats served.

In 2006, the first kosher Subway restaurant in the United States opened, in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio in the Mandel JCC of Cleveland. Former subway spokesman Jared Fogle attended the opening. A press release stated, "With slight modifications, such as no pork-based products, and the use of soy-based cheese product, the menu is virtually identical to that of any other Subway restaurant."[24] At their peak, 12 kosher Subway locations were open in the U.S, including Kansas City and 5 in New York. As of 2011, only five remain: Cleveland, Miami, Los Angeles and two stores in Maryland.[25] Franchisees who failed noted a lack of support from the parent location in advertising, higher costs of kosher food and supervision, the inability to remain open on Saturdays, and that customers who do not keep kosher prefer the original menu and prices.[25]

Subway opened its first restaurant in India in 2001 in New Delhi. Subway restaurants in India do not serve beef and pork products in deference to Hindu and Muslim beliefs respectively, and sell an extended vegetarian range due to the large number of vegetarians in the country. There are 395 Subway restaurants in 68 cities of India as of January 2013.[26] On September 4, 2012, Subway opened its first all-vegetarian outlet on the campus of Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Jalandhar, Punjab.[27] On March 6, 2013, Subway opened its second all-vegetarian outlet also offering Jain food in Paldi, Ahmedabad.[28]

Nutritional content[edit]

In 2011, Subway introduced gluten-free bread and brownies to some locations in Texas.[29] It also cut the salt content of its sandwiches by 15 percent.[30]

In the United Kingdom & Ireland, Subway has reduced salt content across its entire range by 33% and has committed to further reductions, in line with government targets.[31] Subway's range of "Low Fat" subs is endorsed by the charity Heart Research UK.[32]

Advertising[edit]

Subway in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (2009)

Subway is the second-biggest fast food advertiser in the United States, behind only McDonald's. It spent US$516,000,000 on measurable advertising in 2012.[33]

Subway uses the advertising slogan "Eat Fresh", and focuses on how their sandwiches are made from freshly baked bread and fresh ingredients, in front of customers to their exact specifications, by employees whom Subway calls "Subway Sandwich Artists".

In November 2007, Subway's US commercials featured the cartoon character Peter Griffin (from Family Guy) promoting its new Subway Feast sandwich.[34] Subway has also used "instant win" games, based on the game Scrabble.

Subway ran a product placement campaign in the US TV series Chuck since its first season. As ratings dwindled in the second season, a campaign to "save Chuck" was launched for fans, encouraging them to purchase a footlong sub from Subway on April 27, 2009, the date of the season finale. Tony Pace, Subway's marketing officer, called it the best product placement the restaurant chain has done "in several years."[35]

To celebrate National Sandwich day on November 3rd, 2015, Subway offered a Buy One sandwich, Give One sandwich free promotion.[36]

Jared Fogle[edit]

Jared Fogle

Jared Fogle was a national spokesman for the company in the US from 1 January 2000, giving talks on healthy living and appearing in advertisements. Fogle first came to attention in his native Indiana by claiming weight loss from eating at Subway. From 2008, he was featured less often as the company marketed with more emphasis on their $5 footlongs than healthy eating.[37] Subway attributed between one third and one half of their growth from 1998 to 2011 on Fogle, the equivalent of a tripling of their size.[38] According to the company's Twitter post, they severed their link with him on August 18, 2015 amid expectations that he would plead guilty to child pornography and pedophilia charges,[39][40] which he did on August 19, 2015.[41]

$5 footlongs[edit]

For more details on this topic, see Subway $5 footlong promotion.

In 2008, Subway began to offer all foot-long submarine sandwiches (excluding premium and double-meat varieties) for five dollars, in the continental United States and Canada, as a "limited time only" promotion. "Five Dollar Footlongs" quickly became the company's most successful promotion ever.[42] Upon the initial promotion's completion, customer response prompted Subway to create a permanent "$5 Footlong Everyday Value Menu" that offered some footlong sandwiches for $5. As of 2011, there has been a monthly rotating $5 footlong.[43] Which subs are permanently priced at $5 varies by market.

In October 2011, a similar promotion was launched in the United Kingdom. Customers can buy one of nine subs and any drink for £3 (for a six-inch sub) or £5 (for a footlong).[44] On November 1, 2014, Subway discontinued the five dollar footlong promotion, replacing it with the $6 six-inch select with a drink and a choice of cookies or chips.

Sub Club[edit]

Sub Club Cards and Sub Club stamps

In early June 2005, Subway announced its first customer reward program would be phased out due to counterfeiting. The "Sub Club" program was discontinued in September 2013 by Doctor's Associates.[45]

Participating Subway restaurants in the U.S. and Canada offer a "Subway Card" to customers, which functions as a stored-value cash card. In some states and provinces, the card also functions as a "Subway Rewards Card", allowing customers to earn points for free food and sandwiches. Unlike in the "Sub Club" program, no other purchase is needed when redeeming points, and registered cards can be replaced if lost or stolen.[46] Subway runs periodic promotions in which it gives away free subs to customers who preload a Subway Card with certain dollar amounts, usually listed at mysubwaycard.com.

All stores in the United Kingdom & Ireland participate in the Subcard system, offering customers points with each purchase at a Subway store, which are redeemable for subs and snacks. Unlike in the US system, these cards cannot be used to store cash. The program was rolled out in Germany, and other parts of Europe from 2012.[47]

Controversies[edit]

Hepatitis A contamination[edit]

In September 1999, at least 32 customers in the north Seattle area contracted hepatitis A after eating food contaminated with the virus at two Subway outlets.[48] The virus, which is spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with infected feces, infects the liver causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue and fever.[49] Subsequent investigations found that staff failed to adhere to thorough hand washing and the use of plastic gloves during food preparation.[50] A class-action lawsuit on behalf of 31 victims was resolved for $1.6 million.[51][52] The most seriously affected victim—a 6-year-old boy—suffered acute liver failure and required a liver transplant. He was awarded $10 million in an out-of-court settlement in 2001.[50] A previous outbreak of hepatitis A in 1996 had also involved a Subway outlet in the Seattle area, although no legal action had resulted.[48]

In April 2015, the Arkansas Department of Health issued a warning to the public that customers who had eaten at the Subway outlet in Morrilton, Arkansas, may have been exposed to infection after an employee tested positive for the virus.[53][54]

Sandwich size[edit]

On February 2, 2007, KNXV-TV (with the help of the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures) reported that three of Subway's "Giant Sub" sandwiches, nominally each 3-foot (91 cm) long, were actually 2 feet 8 inches (81 cm), 2 feet 8.25 inches (81.92 cm), and 2 feet 8.5 inches (82.6 cm) long. The maximum variance in length allowed in Arizona is 3% (1.08 inches (2.7 cm), for a three-foot sub). The report also showed the boxes designed to store these sandwiches were 2 feet 10.75 inches (88.27 cm) in length; shorter than the maximum allowable variance. In response to the report, Subway stated they were reevaluating their advertising, training and packaging materials with regard to the specific or implied length of Giant Subs, and were advising their franchisees to only discuss with customers the approximate number of expected servings and not a specific length of measurement.[55]

In January 2013, an Australian teen, Matt Corby, complained on Facebook that Subway's "footlong" sandwich was only 11 inches (28 cm) long, rather than 1 foot (30 cm). Subway responded by saying, "With regards to the size of the bread and calling it a footlong, 'Subway Footlong' is a registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub sold in Subway Restaurants and not intended to be a measurement of length."[56] In most metricated countries such as Australia, the foot is no longer a government recognized unit of measurement. The story was picked up by the New York Post who found similar cases in their investigation. Two New Jersey men are suing the company.[57] A man from Chicago has also filed a suit. Both suits were filed on January 22, 2013.[58] Another New Jersey man filed a federal class action lawsuit with the same allegations in 2013.[59]

Franchise relations[edit]

In 1995, Subway Sandwich Shops, Fred DeLuca, Peter Buck, and Doctor's Associates Inc. were held liable for breach of contract. An Illinois jury awarded more than $10 million in damages to Nicholas and Victoria Jannotta after finding lease and contract violations. The plaintiffs claimed the defendants had misrepresented the asset value of Subway Sandwich Shops (a leasing company used by Doctor's Associates for franchising purposes) while negotiating a 1985 lease agreement.[60]

The U.S. House of Representatives' small business committee studied the franchise industry from 1992 to 1998. Dean Sagar noted, "Subway is the biggest problem in franchising and emerges as one of the key examples of every abuse you can think of."[61] In 1989, the U.S. Small Business Administration refused small business loans to Subway franchise owners until Subway removed a contract clause which gave it power to seize and purchase any franchise without cause. The Dallas Morning News reported Subway had seized American soldier Leon Batie Jr.'s Subway stores in 2006, while he was serving in Afghanistan.[62][63] He had been deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom in March 2005, three years after buying his first restaurant.[62][63] Batie alleged Subway had violated the U.S. Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. He filed a federal lawsuit against Subway, which was dismissed. He then filed suit in state court, in Dallas County, Texas. Both parties settled on "mutually agreeable" and confidential terms in January 2010.[64]

United Kingdom VAT treatment[edit]

In October 2010, Subway franchisees in the United Kingdom lost a high court appeal, against paying standard VAT on all toasted subs, as required by HM Revenue and Customs. Thus, in the United Kingdom, a toasted sub attracts VAT, whereas a cold sub, eaten off the premises, does not. Competitors such as Quiznos & McDonald's do not pay VAT on similar food.[65][66][67]

In March 2012, when Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne announced plans to close the loophole that allows Subway competitors to offer hot food without paying VAT. This legislation was expected to come into force from October 2012 onward,[68] but the government withdrew plans to charge VAT on originally hot food being allowed to cool naturally on 28 May 2012.[69] In June 2012, Subway launched the "Toast the Tax" campaign to put pressure on the government to drop VAT on toasted sandwiches, as it has done for hot savouries.[70]

Casey's trademark case against Subway[edit]

On January 31, 2011, Subway lawyer, Valerie Pochron, wrote to Casey's General Stores, a chain of Iowa-based convenience stores, demanding the small chain to cease using the term "footlong" in advertisements for its 12-inch sandwiches. Subway threatened to sue. Consequently, in February 2011, Casey's General Stores Inc. filed a petition in a U.S. District Court in Des Moines, seeking a legal declaration that the word "footlong" does not violate Subway's rights.[71] Casey's further sought a declaration that the word "footlong' is a generic description of a sandwich measuring one foot.[72][73] Before serving its complaint on Subway, Casey's voluntarily dismissed its action, ending the litigation.[74]

Subway's trademark application for "footlong" has yet to be approved by the federal government. Subway has attempted to register it with the United States Patent and Trademark Office twice. They filed on November 8, 2007[75] and June 4, 2009.[76] A&W, Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell (all of which are Yum Brands restaurants), Long John Silver's and other restaurants are opposing that application.[77]

Ingredients[edit]

Subway made alterations to its bread after food blogger and activist Vani Hari gathered more than 50,000 signatures in a petition drive. Subway removed azodicarbonamide from its breads.[78] Before Vani Hari's petition, Subway had used azodicarbonamide as a bread conditioner, to whiten the dough and allow sandwich bread to bake more quickly.

See also[edit]

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