Subway

World's largest chain of fast-food restaurants.

Headquarters:
325 Bic Drive
Milford, CT 06460
Employees: 160,000
President: Fred DeLuca

Subway is the world's largest fast-food chain with almost 30,000 restaurants in 87 countries and 5,000 are located outside the U.S. Subway specializes in custom-made sandwiches and also sells wraps and salads. Systemwide sales were $9.5 billion in 2005 of which $7.17 billion came from the U.S.

Subway has over 5,000 restaurants located in "non-traditional" locations such as convenience stores, college campuses and schools, hospitals, airports and department stores.

Turkey Breast, Italian BMT, Tuna and Subway Club are some of Subway's most popular sandwiches. There are more than 2 million sandwich combinations on the menu including toppings.

In May, Subway introduced an Every Day Value Menu with eight footlong sub favorites for $5.00. The subs on the "Every Day Value Menu"
are: Meatball Marinara, Cold Cut Combo, Spicy Italian, Veggie Delite, Black Forest Ham, Oven Roasted Chicken Breast, a BLT (bacon, lettuce, tomato), and Tuna.

The restaurant chain was founded in 1965 by Fred DeLuca, a 17-year-old college freshman, and family friend Dr. Peter Buck. The first restaurant opened in Bridgeport, CT, on August 28 and was called Pete's Super Submarine. The first franchised Subway restaurant opened in 1974 in Wallingford, CT.

Doctor's Associates is the franchisor of Subway restaurants and has 900 employees in Milford, CT.

Benefits

For corporate workers, the following benefits are offered:

- Medical and dental benefits, disability and life insurance and paid time off after completion of a 90-day orientation period.
- These benefits are contributory, with the company and employee each paying 50% of the premiums.
- 401(k) plan after one year of service. The company will match employee contributions at $.75 per dollar up to 4% of their annual salary.
- Other benefits include, free breakfast & lunch, free movie screenings, direct deposit, credit union membership, discounts on tickets & memberships, in-house computer training classes, weight-loss programs, company sponsored sports teams, business casual dress Monday-Thursday & "dress-down" on Friday, summer picnic, holiday parties, franchisee welcome receptions and various services (i.e. ATM, film developing & dry cleaning).

Updated Sept. 14, 2008

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