Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American fast-food chain corporation specializing in restaurants. These restaurants mainly sell submarine sandwiches, but also has pizzas, protein bowls, salads, soups, cookies and muffins. The name "Subway" comes from the New York City Subway, a public transport system in New York City, and many restaurants are decorated with historic photographs and maps of the subway system.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Milford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Key people | John Chidsey (CEO)[1] |
| Products | Submarines Salads Pizzas Cookies Muffins |
| Website | www |
The first Subway outside of North America opened in Bahrain, in December 1984.[2] Today, there are more than 44,000 Subway locations in 112 countries across the world, making it the world's largest fast food restaurant chain by number of stores.[3] It has more stores than McDonald's, but McDonald's earns more revenue than Subway.[3]
Since 2007, Subway has consistently ranked in Entrepreneur Magazines' top 500 franchise list. It also ranked 2nd on the "Fastest Growing Franchise" lists. In March 2011, Subway was named "the most loved fast food chain in the US" by Amplicate.com.
Products[4][5]
Subway's main product is a type of sandwich called a submarine sandwich or "sub". Each sub is made from a combination of baguette, meat, cheese and vegetables. Subway has different menu items for different countries. However, there are some common products that are sold in most countries. They are:
- Italian BMT (Stands for "Biggest, Meatiest, Tastiest" though it stood for "Brooklyn Manhattan Transit" at first.[6])
- Steak & Cheese
- Meatball Marinara
- Chicken Teriyaki
- Subway Club
- Chicken & Bacon Ranch
- Tuna
- Roasted Chicken
- Veggie Delite
- Ham
- Cranberry sauce & Herbed Stuffing
- Grey Poupon Sub
- Roast Beef
- Egg & Cheese
- Bacon, egg & cheese
Regional variations
Subway formerly had 23 kosher restaurants in Israel. All were closed by 2004. In the United States, there used to be 12 locations with kosher food. As of 2011, only five stores were open.
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. Subway opened its first all-vegetarian outlet on the campus of Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Jalandhar, Punjab. In 2009, Zagat Survey Says "Top Overall", Behind Wendy's.
Subway (restaurant) Media
Subway at a strip mall in Franklin, North Carolina
Interior of a Subway franchise in Huntington, Virginia designed in the new style
Subway in Sydney, Australia
Subway in Deventer, Netherlands
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A SUBWAY Club 6" sandwich.
Picture of Subway pitchman and Spokesperson, Jared Fogle, taken during eBay Live 2007 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston Massachusetts , taken from on the floor of the convention center in public, cropped by author of the work using photoshop
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References
- ↑ Patton, Leslie (2019-11-13). Subway Names Former Burger King CEO to Take Reins. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-13/subway-names-former-burger-king-ceo-chidsey-to-take-the-reins. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ↑ Subway Restaurants International Homepage. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ganzel, Bill. McDonald's vs Subway: Which Has the Bigger Restaurant Chain? (2016-08-22)Knoema. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ Menu Categories. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ Subway Calorie Calculator: Count the Calories Enjoy the Sub - Subway Calorie Calculator (in en-US). Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ↑ Official Subway FAQs. Retrieved 5 September 2014.