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Subway

With more than 25,000 locations in 82 countries, the SUBWAY® brand is the world’s largest submarine sandwich franchise, and has become a leader in the international development of the quick service restaurant industry.

SUBWAY® restaurants first ventured outside North America when the first location opened in the small Middle Eastern island nation of Bahrain in December of 1984. Since then, the SUBWAY® concept has gone around the world, with restaurants opening from Argentina to Zambia.

Wherever SUBWAY® restaurants are located, the core menu stays relatively the same — with the exception of some cultural and religious variations. World travelers can expect the same high quality of ingredients regardless of what nation they are visiting. You can enjoy a footlong Turkey Breast Sub, with your choice of a variety of vegetables and condiments served on bread baked right in the restaurant in Jamaica, then travel to New Zealand and get the same footlong Turkey Breast Sub!

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Frank - Vancouver says: Massive Rebellion at Subway - June 2006
MILFORD,CT - Acting for more than 10,000 of a total of 26,000 SUBWAY franchise owners, the Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust (SFAFT) announced that it has filed a lawsuit to prevent SUBWAY (Doctor's Associates, Inc.) from implementing a new franchise agreement that breaks the terms of the old Trust Agreement.

SFAFT's lawsuit seeks to block SUBWAY founder Fred Deluca and his company from undermining the control and protection that owners currently have over where their advertising and marketing dollars are spent.

"While we respect our founder's vision, and regret the need to resort to legal action," said Tom Seddon, chief executive officer, SFAFT.

"Fred DeLuca had it right when he agreed to the current trust structure -- a structure that has helped propel the brand to unprecedented levels of growth and success," said Seddon. "As an entrepreneur himself, Fred recognized the importance of empowering the small-business owners of SUBWAY franchises with control over advertising and marketing programs. Unfortunately, for reasons that are not clear, Fred has now decided he wants to change this proven formula and unilaterally assume control -- 16 years after his original agreement with franchisees. At a time of record sales and growth, we do not know why Fred would want to do this now.

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