The SUBWAY brand is celebrating the opening of its 2,000th store in the UK and Ireland, with a new store in the Jarman Leisure Park in Hemel Hempstead.
The milestone opening highlights the more than £200m investment that SUBWAY franchisees contribute to their local economies, alongside providing over 20,000 jobs in stores across the UK and Ireland.
Largest Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) brand worldwide
As the largest Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) brand worldwide – there are more than 43,000 SUBWAY stores in over 105 countries – the continued expansion of the brand in the UK and Ireland has seen over 260 stores open in the last 12 months. That’s an average of five stores opening every week.
All SUBWAY stores are owned by local businesspeople who operate their stores on a franchise basis. The franchisee of the Hemel Hempstead store is Christopher Seymour and he, like many other SUBWAY franchisees worldwide, enjoys support from the brand in all aspects of development and store opening.
One of the largest areas of growth for the SUBWAY brand currently is the development of stores in non-traditional locations, such as on forecourt sites, within convenience stores, universities and hospitals. Partnerships with organisations including Welcome Break, Euro Garages, Applegreen and Sodexo have helped the brand to open more than 430 non-traditional locations in the UK and Ireland.
Strong pipeline
Greg Madigan, Area Development Manager for SUBWAY UK and Ireland, commented: “The level of growth that the brand has experienced in the UK and Ireland is a fantastic achievement. It reflects the entrepreneurial spirit of SUBWAY franchisees and development agents, together with the power and support of the global SUBWAY brand.“
“Opening the 2,000th store in Hemel Hempstead today is an exciting milestone for everyone involved in the SUBWAY brand in the UK and Ireland, and I am very proud of their achievements. What’s more, we have a strong pipeline of stores opening throughout 2015 in a variety of locations from high street to popular non-traditional locations.”
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