Subway is one of the world’s fastest-growing franchises, with 27,058 locations in the United States alone. It is the world’s largest single-brand restaurant chain as well as the largest restaurant operator.
Subway is known for its bread, fillings, sandwich sauces, and, of course, the ability to customise our bread in any way we want. 215mag will help you know 15 surprising facts about Subway.
1. Subway started as a single, humble sandwich shop in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1965, and has since grown to become the world’s largest restaurant operator. Pete’s Super Submarines was renamed Subway in 1968, and the founders formed a parent company called Doctor’s Associates, Inc. as they planned out their franchise strategy. Subway’s parent corporation is now known as Doctor’s Associates.
2. Employees would take an order and then turn around and make the sandwiches with their backs to the customers until the late 1960s. All of that changed after DeLuca picked up a hitchhiker who mentioned being able to steal soda from a Subway.
When pressed, he said that he was able to get all the sodas he needed from the cooler near the front door when the employees’ backs were turned. Shortly after, DeLuca modified the format.
3. Subway serves approximately 5300 sandwiches per MINUTE, or 320,000 sandwiches per hour, due to the presence of a Subway chain at every turn of the lane.
Image Source: pixabay4. The Footlong from Subway is not a footlong. It measures just 11 inches in length. They clarified that the sandwich size is actually a descriptive name for the sandwich and not a measurement of length after receiving several complaints about it.
5. Rather than using the more destructive but less time-consuming method of machine-picking, Subway hand-picks every single black olive used in their sandwich.
6. The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit system was the inspiration for Subway’s iconic “BMT” sandwich, which now stands for “Biggest, Meatiest, Tastiest.”
7. When it comes to a customer’s average calorie intake per meal, Subway, which is frequently touted as a “healthier” alternative to traditional fast-food restaurants, isn’t much different from McDonald‘s. Participants in a 2013 study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health regularly purchased McDonald’s meals averaging 1,038 calories and Subway meals averaging 955 calories.
8. In order to visit a movie location in real life, you don’t have to travel far. During the 1990s, Subway went all out with its product placement in big films. Subway is prominently featured in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” as well as films such as “Coneheads,” “Beverly Hillbillies,” and “Happy Gilmore.” The chain also collaborated with the film “Terminator 2” to create limited-edition collectible cups.
9. Some people are ecstatic about the prospect of making their own personalised Subway sandwich, while others prefer the options available on the menu. If you want to experiment with different types of sandwiches, keep in mind that even if you eat a new sandwich every day, you won’t be able to try them all. There are 37 million different variations to choose from.
10. Subways all have the same odour. This is presumably due to the fact that all Subways use the same bread. They are sent frozen to all franchise locations, where they are thawed before being baked behind the counter. It’s possible that the sugar’s caramelization scent has something to do with the distinct aroma, but it’s still a mystery what makes this particular bread smell so different.
11. Customers in Southern California would get a free six-inch sub and hot soup when they buy a six-inch sub and a large drink on rainy days. In 2010, Subway provided a “Subway pod store” for workers constructing 1 World Trade Center, which rose up as the building expanded for easy access.
12. In 2013, Subway made its fashion debut with the launch of “Project Subway,” a New York City fashion show and competition that challenged upcoming designers to develop Subway-inspired designs.
Designers were given the task of making garments “inspired by vegetables found at Subway restaurants” in 2014. The mission the year before was to make bits from sandwich wrappers, napkins, and gift cards.
13. Recycled material can be used in napkins, sandwich wraps, sandwich pouches and containers, salad bowls and lids, and catering trays and lids. The majority of Subway’s packaging is recyclable, making it one of those things you didn’t realise you could recycle.
14. Since 2005, Subway has only provided the option of toasting your creation, and despite the fact that toasting is an important part of many customers’ sandwiches, a ruling in the United Kingdom is being challenged to charge the customer for the privilege of getting it toasted due to VAT changes.
15. For a fast-food franchise, Subway has a hidden menu of shockingly gourmet choices. A variety of products are available, ranging from an egg florentine flatbread to a chicken cordon bleu sub, that you would never expect to find at a Subway.
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