Entrepreneur Magazine: January 2009
Subway Hits the Spot! The No. 1 franchise on our 30th Annual Franchise 500 marks some milestones of its own.
Congratulations to the entire SUBWAY® team! For the 15th time in 20
years, Entrepreneur magazine has ranked the SUBWAY® chain #1 in its
annual "Franchise 500®". The rankings are based primarily on financial
strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system. Other
factors taken into consideration include the number of years in
business, length of time franchising, start-up costs, litigation,
percentage of terminations and whether the company provides financing.
In an interview with Fred DeLuca in
the January 2007 issue of Entrepreneur, Fred talks about how
the SUBWAY® chain has stayed on top and continues to seek out
opportunities where others might see limits. Entrepreneurially minded
franchisees have come up with creative solutions to various issues and
helped develop new markets, including non-traditional locations, such
as hospitals, convenience stores and retail stores. Fred also
emphasizes our focus on international growth and the challenges and
opportunities that exist in global expansion.
To read the full article, pick up the January 2007 issue
of Entrepreneur magazine at your local newsstand or log on to
www.entrepreneur.com
and click on Magazine in the left column. Then click on the article
titled Full Speed Ahead (Click here to view the article). The complete
list of Franchise 500 rankings is also available in the January 2007
issue and on www.entrepreneur.com (Click here to view the list).
SUBWAY® Chain Named in QSR's "Best of 2006"
The SUBWAY® chain took #1 in the Best Recruit category in QSR
magazine Best of 2006. Each year, QSR magazine recognizes the best
of the QSR industry in a variety of categories from menu additions, to
marketing, to operations. This year, the SUBWAY® chain won Best
Recruit for the addition of certified nutrition specialist and
celebrity advisor J.J. Virgin to our Menu & Nutrition page on
subway.com. J.J. joined our corporate dietician
Lanette Kovachi,
in providing health and nutrition tips.
Read the full article Best of 2006 in the December
issue of QSR magazine or visit the Web site at www.qsrmagazine.com
(Click here to view the article).
The SUBWAY® restaurant chain has again been ranked the
number one franchise opportunity in Entrepreneur magazine's
27th Annual Franchise 500 rankings for an amazing 14th time in 18
years. The SUBWAY® chain has also held the number one designation since
2001.
The Franchise 500 rankings are the most comprehensive
franchise rankings in the world and considers many factors, including
financial strength and stability, growth rate, the size of the system
and start-up costs.
Real People Rate SUBWAY® Chain #1 in Customer Service.
The SUBWAY® chain received the #1 ranking for customer service among US
fast food restaurants in Corporate Research International inaugural
report, Real People Ratings Best of 2005.
Corporate Research International, a market research firm
specializing in mystery shopping and customer satisfaction surveys,
sends out quarterly online opinion polls to its pool of mystery
shoppers and auditors. Respondents rate their perception of each
business's customer service on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the
highest ranking. This years surveys were sent out in May, August and
December, generating more than 8,000 responses each time, from people
of all ages, incomes, education levels and races, in all regions of the
US. The survey results showed that SUBWAY® restaurants earned the top
marks for customer service in the fast food restaurant category.
SUBWAY® Chain Wins Best of 2005 Awards in QSR
Magazine .
The SUBWAY® chain took first place for Best Use of Space and Best
Grassroots Giving in QSR magazines inaugural Best of Awards.
The December 2005 issue featured the best of the quick-service
restaurant industry in their attempts to operate quicker, smarter, more
profitably and more responsibly.
In QSR's Best of 2005 Growth category, the SUBWAY®
chain won Best Use of Space for our non-traditional location
strategy, which has helped us surpass McDonalds in US store
counts. The Goodwill Industries location in Greenville, S.C., the
walk-up in a Taiwanese department store, the Beirut, Lebanon hospital
location and our restaurant in the Leeds, England, train station were
all noted for their successful use of non-traditional space.
Honored under the header Charitable Giving, the work of franchisees
Randy and Susan West earned SUBWAY® restaurants the award for Best
Grassroots Giving. The Wests donated sandwiches to help feed the
crew and volunteers of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition while they
worked on a project in Alma, Arkansas
