Subway (restaurant)

Subway
	File:Subway 2016 logo.svg Logo since 2016
Type	Private
Industry	Restaurants
Founded	Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. (1965)
Headquarters	Milford, Connecticut, U.S.
Key people	John Chidsey (CEO)
Products	Submarines; Salads; Pizzas
Revenue	Increase $15.0305 billion USD (2006)
Website	www.subway.com

Subway is an American fast-food chain corporation specializing in restaurants. These restaurants mainly sell submarine sandwiches, but also has pizzas, salads, and cookies. 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.

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]

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.^[5])
Steak & Cheese
Meatball Marinara
Chicken Teriyaki
Subway Club
Chicken & Bacon Ranch
Tuna
Roasted Chicken
Veggie Delite

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.