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The History of Subway

By Jchui1

  • The Beginning of the Sandwich

    The Beginning of the Sandwich
    In 1965, Fred DeLuca after receiving a loan of US$1000 from friend Peter Buck, opened 'Pete's Super Submarines' in Bridgeport, Conneticut.

  • Doctor's Associates

    A year after their first sandwich shop opened, Fred and Peter formed Doctor's Associates.inc to help oversee the restaurants as the franchise spread.

  • Renaming

    Renaming
    In 1968, the third eatery Pete and Fred opened was named "Subway" and the duo made a profit of US$7000

  • Franchising

    In 1974, 16 Subway restaurants had already been established. The duo had trouble keeping the products sold in their restaurants consistent in all 16 restaurants, so they decided to franchise teh company.

  • 100th Store Milestone

    Subway opens its 100th store after a rapid expansion.

  • Subway goes International

    Subway opens its first store outside the USA, in Bahrain, an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

  • Subway Today

    Subway Today
    Subway today is a major TNC (trans-national company) and has even surpassed the Golden Arches in terms of number of stores. It still sells sandwiches, and Deluca is the current CEO of the company.