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    Subway history, profile and corporate video

       Subway is one of the world’s largest restaurant brands. It serves customizable and signature sandwiches, wraps, and salads across over 100 countries.

       Subway restaurants are owned and operated by a franchisee network that includes more than 20,000 entrepreneurs and small business owners.

    HISTORY


       Subway’s history began in 1965 when 17-year-old Fred DeLuca and family friend Dr. Peter Buck, a nuclear physicist, teamed up to open their first submarine sandwich shop in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Originally called “Pete’s Super Submarines” and with an an initial $1,000 investment from Dr. Buck, they sold 312 sandwiches the first day. The average cost of a sub was between 49 cents and 69 cents.

       In 1966, partners DeLuca and Buck formalized their partnership with Doctor’s Associates Inc. The name is derived from Dr. Buck, who holds a Ph.D., and the fact that DeLuca had initially hoped to earn enough money in the sandwich business to pay his college tuition and eventually become a doctor.

       In 1968, the Subway name was used for the first time.

       In 1974, the two partners decided to begin franchising. The first franchised Subway restaurant was opened in Wallingford, Connecticut.

       In 1981, the 200th restaurant was opened in Renton, Washington.

       In 1984, the brand opened its first international location in the Middle Eastern nation of Bahrain.

       In 1985, Subway Restaurants opened its first restaurant in Puerto Rico.

       In 1986. Subway Restaurants opened its first Canada location in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

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       In 1987, the brand opened its first locations in Hawaii and The Bahamas.

       In 1990, the brand opened its first locations in Texas and Mexico.

       In 1993, Subway opened restaurants in non-traditional locations, such as gas stations, convenience stores, truck stops, and rest areas.

       In 1995, Subway continued to expand internationally, with restaurants opening in China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Honduras, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, and Taiwan.

       In 1996, Subway.com officially launched, and restaurants opened in Colombia, Denmark, Guatemala, Kuwait, Martinique, Nicaragua, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

       In 2015, Subway co-founder Fred DeLuca died on September 14 at age 67.

       In 2015, Subway also broke the Guinness World Records title for most people making sandwiches simultaneously, with 1,481 people making a sandwich.

       In 2018, Subway launched its third-party delivery program with its partners DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates, and Uber Eats, and 9,000 restaurants enrolled at launch.

       In 2020, Subway launched curbside pickup.

       In 2021, the investor Dr. Peter Buck died at the age of 90.

       In 2021, Subway Delivery was also launched, where guests can order directly from the Subway website or app.


    *Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and www.subway.com/en-us/.

    **Video published on YouTube by “YSN Your Success Now“.

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