Subway (restaurant)
The largest single-brand restaurant chain in the world.
It was founded in 1965 by Fred DeLuca with financing from Peter Buck.[1] As of September 2023, Subway had over 37,000 locations in more than 102 countries.[2]
Quick Facts
- Trade name
- Subway
- Former name
- Pete's Super Submarine Sandwiches (1965–1968)
- Pete's Subs (1968–1970)
- Pete's Subway (1970–1972)
- Industry
- Restaurant
- Genre
- Fast food
- Founded
- 28 August 1965 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
- Founders
- Fred DeLuca
- Peter Buck
- Carmela DeLuca
- Headquarters
- Shelton, Connecticut
- Country
- U.S.
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
In 2015, Subway was the fastest-growing franchise in the world.[2] Suzanne Greco became president and CEO in January 2015 after her brother Fred DeLuca fell ill.[3] The chain adopted the name Subway in 1972, and two years later, in 1974, a second restaurant in Wallingford, Connecticut, marked the beginning of its franchise operations.[4] By the close of 2010, Subway had surpassed all other fast food chains globally in size, operating 33,749 restaurants.[5]
John Chidsey became Subway's chief executive officer in 2019, marking the first time someone from outside the DeLuca family held that position.[6] Shelton, Connecticut, is the location of Subway's international headquarters.[7]
What the cited sources add
Football Australia described the 2022 partnership with Subway as the largest national team sponsorship deal in Australian football history.[8] The deal gave Subway naming rights for the Subway Socceroos, Subway Olyroos, Subway Young Socceroos, and Subway Joeys.[8] The partnership included front of jersey branding on men's national teams' training and off-field apparel.[8] Football Australia Chief Executive Officer James Johnson remarked that the partnership arrived during a period of unprecedented interest and growth in Australian football.[8]
Shane Bracken, Subway's Country Director for Australia and New Zealand, expressed that the company was proud to partner with Football Australia at an exciting time for the game.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Subway (restaurant)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "'It's just not what people want anymore': Subway to close hundreds of U.S. stores", The Washington Post (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Subway (restaurant)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Herold, "Top Fastest-Growing Franchises for 2015", Entrepreneur, February 6, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Subway (restaurant)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Suzanne Greco - Restaurant Leadership Conference 2017", Restaurantleadership.com, April 9, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Subway (restaurant)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McCreary, "How a 17-Year-Old With $1,000 Started Subway and Became a Billionaire", Entrepreneur, May 9, 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Subway (restaurant)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jargon, "Subway Runs Past McDonald's Chain", wsj.com, March 8, 2011; "2015 Top Global Franchises", Entrepreneur; "2015 Top Fastest Growing Franchises", Entrepreneur (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Subway (restaurant)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "CEO John Chidsey shifts Subway's focus to quality, not quantity", Nation's Restaurant News, 2022-02-22 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Subway (restaurant)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Developer picks up former Subway HQ, orders warehouse project", 2024-01-04; "Subway slices off longtime Connecticut headquarters", 2023-10-29; "Subway opens new dual-headquarters in CT town", Hartford Courant, 2023-10-23; "Subway to move its headquarters to Shelton from Milford, citing amenities, close access to much of Connecticut", Hartford Courant, 2022-06-27 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Football Australia and Socceroos score fresh partnership with Subway", Socceroos, 2022-09-22. facts only, no text reused. socceroos.com.au
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Subway (restaurant) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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