In 1965, Fred DeLuca borrowed $1,000 from his friend Peter Buck to start "Pete's Drive-In: Super Submarines" at 3851 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and in the following year, they formed Doctor's Associates Inc. to oversee operations of the restaurants as the franchise expanded. The holding company derives its name from DeLuca's goal to earn enough from the business to pay tuition for medical school, as well as Buck's having a doctorate in physics. In 1968, the sandwich shop was renamed Subway.In 1974, a franchise operation began with a restaurant in Wallingford, Connecticut. The first Subway on the West Coast was opened in Fresno, California, in 1978. The first Subway outside of North America opened in Bahrain in December 1984. The first Subway in Canada opened in St. John's in 1986. The first Subway in the United Kingdom opened in Brighton in 1996. In 1989, Subway acquired Cajun Joe's, a Boston, Massachusetts-based chain which sold fried chicken and Cajun cuisine. The venture proved unsuccessful, and most were closed by the end...
Read moreAbsolutely the worst Subway I have ever been to. My boyfriend and I stopped here today and the woman making our subs was unbelievably rude to us. My boyfriend wanted a veggie sub with falafel but didn't realize he couldn't just add falafel because that would be a totally different sandwich. Instead of explaining this nicely, she started giving him a hard time and saying "they" wouldn't allow it. She told him he had to have the sandwich exactly how it is on the menu, but isn't the point of Subway to customize the sandwich how you want? Then she looked at my boyfriend, said "you'll wake up some day," and rudely waved him away to continue down the line. If you value customer service even a little, please don't go to this Subway. However, if you like to be bullied by random fast food employees, this is the...
Read moreWomen who works there is very rude, she came out from the back after an employee of dunkin doughnut kept calling her to serve costumers. Then when she finally came out she started to yawn out loud and laughing and talking with another employee making fun of the customers and said a bad word about me. I ignored her, canceled my order without engaging and walked away. I was having a great day and I didnt want her to ruin it. Avoid stopping at this subway if you're having a good day. This happened December 23 at 6:30( this employee...
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