Subway

Submarine sandwich restaurant chain

In 1965, 17-year-old Fred DeLuca and family friend Peter Buck opened Pete's Super Submarines in Bridgeport, Connecticut. With a loan from Buck for only $1,000, DeLuca hoped the tiny sandwich shop would earn enough to put him through college. After struggling through the first few years, the founders changed the company's name to Subway and began franchising in 1974. Offering a fresh, healthy alternative to fast-food restaurants, Subway has franchises throughout the United States and in several countries, with locations in traditional and nontraditional sites alike.

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Start-up Costs & Franchises Fees

How much does it cost to open a Subway Franchises?

Total Investment: $78,600-$238,300
Initial Franchise Fee: $15,000
Royalty Fee: 8%
Advertising Fee: N/A
Term of Agreement: 20 years

How to contact Subway

Subway
325 Bic Dr.
Milford, CT
06460

Phone: (203)877-4281 ext.1329
Toll Free: (800)888-4848
Fax: (203)783-7329

Website: Visit Website

Subway News

Subway Owner Turns $5 Menu Into National Phenomenon
Stuart Frankel isn't what you'd call a power player in the world of franchising. Five years ago he owned two small Subway sandwich shops at either end of Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital. After noticing that sales sagged on weekends, he came up with an idea: He would offer every footlon... more

Subway(r) Restaurant Chain Honors Baltimore Businessman
The SUBWAY(R) restaurant chain, the world's largest submarine sandwich franchise, is proud to announce that it has named Jim Smith, of Baltimore, Maryland, as the recipient of its 2009 Development Agent of the Year award for North American markets, during the company's recent convention ... more

Subway Extends Universal Delivery Solutions Pilot Agreement
UDS Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:UDSG) has announced that their pilot agreement with Subway® has been extended into 2010, and that Washington, D.C. has been selected to be the first major market to introduce Subway Catering & Delivery (SCD) utilizing the UDS proprietary delivery management solution. ... more

Subway(r) Named #1 Worldwide Franchise Opportunity For 2009
The SUBWAY(R) restaurant chain has once again been named the Number One Franchise opportunity for 2009 by Entrepreneur magazine in its Annual "Franchise 500" rankings. The brand was also named the Number One Global Franchise opportunity. This is the 16th time in 22 years of rating franchi... more

Subway To Test Seattle's Best Coffee
Earlier this month in MarketWatch, Starbucks revealed that Subway would be testing the coffee chain's Seattle's Best Coffee brand in 1,900 locations starting Jan. 2, 2009. A Subway spokesman confirmed that the sandwich chain is testing the coffee as part of the chain's breakfast prog... more
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Franchise History

When did the first Subway open? 1965
When did Subway start Franchising? 1974

Year U.S.A. Canada International Corporate

2005 18280 2032 2742 1

2004 17931 1996 2554 1

2003 15784 1803 1651 1

2002 14032 1609 1124 1

2001 12682 1491 1074 1

Expansion Plans

International:

Financing Options

Expense In-House Third Party

Franchise Fee Yes No

Startup Costs No Yes

Equipment Yes No

Inventory No No

Accounts Receivable No No

Payroll No No

Third Party Financing Source(s): Edlo Leasing, Banco Popular, Textron

Training & Support

Training
Training available in Australia, China, Germany, India, Montreal, Canada & Miami, FL

Support
Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing
Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising

Business Operations

65% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Qualifications & Business Experience

Business Experience:

General business experience

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