Subway" Restaurants Honored With Atlas Van Lines Operators And "Good Sam" Club Member Awards

Sandwich Chain Again Named as a Favorite of Thousands Along the Road

(Monday, October 16, 2006) - For the second consecutive year, the SUBWAY®
restaurant chain has been honored with a pair of awards bestowed by North America's "road warriors"
– vacationers traveling in their recreational vehicles, and from professional moving van operators
guiding their cargos from coast to coast.
Convenience matters for these motorists across the U.S. and Canada, where there are now
more than 22,500 SUBWAY® restaurants to visit and enjoy – that's more locations than any other
restaurant chain.
Atlas Van Lines – the nation's second largest moving van company – has released the results
of its "King of the Road 2006" Atlas Survey of Van Operator Tendencies, offering "a unique
perspective about life on the road with America's best relocation company."
When asked, "What is your favorite fast food restaurant?," the "King of the Road 2006" survey
named the SUBWAY® chain as the pro van operators' number one choice at 33% preferred (well up
from 2005's 26% of respondents) - far beyond totals for Wendy's (25%), KFC (13%), Taco Bell
and Arby's (10% each),
Opinions were tallied from 32 states in the USA and two Canadian provinces, suggesting that
Atlas van operators continue to trade in their greasy burgers and fries for SUBWAY® restaurants'
healthier road food options.
Members of the Good Sam Club, which is the world's largest membership organization of
nearly one million RV enthusiasts, have again selected SUBWAY® restaurants as its "2006 awardwinning
Sandwich Shop," noting that "The Welcome Mat Award recognizes those businesses that
know how to successfully accommodate recreational vehicles and their owners."
The Welcome Mat Awards, which began in 2002, are given to businesses and organizations
located in the United States and Canada that demonstrate a high level of service to RVers. The
million Good Sam Club members cast their votes during balloting process for their favorite RV-friendly
businesses and organizations. Appreciative SUBWAY® franchisees were represented at the 2006
Welcome Mat Awards presentation, held at the Daytona International Speedway on Florida's east
coast.
"Welcome Mat Awards are our way of recognizing the people
and businesses that work hard every day to make the life of an RVer
easy and enjoyable," said Sue Bray, Executive Director of the Good
Sam Club. "These winners exemplify how important it is to keep
RVers on the road and in the lifestyle."
American RV ownership has reached record levels, according
to a 2005 University of Michigan study. Approximately 8.2 million recreational vehicles travel the
nation's roads, while nearly one in 12 U.S. vehicle-owning households owns an RV – a 15 percent
increase during 2001-2005.
About SUBWAY® Restaurants
Now in its 41st year, the SUBWAY restaurant chain is the world's largest submarine sandwich
franchise, with more than 26,500 locations in 85 countries. The SUBWAY chain is the second
largest fast-food chain in the world, surpassing McDonald's number of locations throughout the
United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, and with regional offices in Amsterdam, Beirut,
Brisbane, Miami, and Singapore, the SUBWAY restaurant chain was co-founded by Fred DeLuca
and Dr. Peter Buck in 1965. That partnership, which continues today, makes it possible for thousands
of individuals to build and succeed in their own business.
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DOCTOR'S ASSOCIATES INC. • 325 Bic Drive • Milford • CT • 06461
Phone (203) 877-4281 / (800) 888-4848 • Fax (203) 876-6674
www.subway.com
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The SUBWAY brand is ranked as the number one franchise opportunity in Entrepreneur
magazine's 2006 "Annual Franchise 500" listing - the 14th time in 18 years that the chain has
achieved this honor.
For more information about the SUBWAY chain, visit www.subway.com.
SUBWAY is a registered trademark of Doctor's Associates Inc.
About Atlas Van Lines
Atlas Van Lines is the largest subsidiary of Atlas World Group, an Evansville, Ind.-based
company that posted record revenues of $949 million in 2005. Atlas World Group companies employ
more than 700 people throughout North America. More than 600 Atlas agents in the United States
and Canada specialize in corporate employee relocation and in the transportation of high-value items
such as electronics, fine art and new fixtures and furniture.
Visit www.atlasworldgroup.com for more information on the company and Atlas agents. For
complete survey results, visit www.atlasworldgroup.com/survey.
About the Good Sam Club
The Good Sam Club, www.goodsamclub.com is the world's largest recreational vehicle (RV)
owners' organization with nearly 1 million member families. Founded in 1966, the Club offers its
members a wide variety of services. Extremely committed to its RV members as well as to the
environment, the Club is the founder of the annual National Cleanup Day program and an advocate of
public land access, Adopt-A-Highway programs and Adopt-A-Park programs, to name a few. The
Good Sam Club is headquartered in Ventura, California, and is a subsidiary of the Affinity Group, Inc.

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