Subway execs confirm franchisees’ fears that more locations will close as the chain tries to reverse its downward spiral

Kate Taylor Subway executives confirmed they expect more locations to close in the coming years. In 2017, the chain’s US store count fell by 909 as it lost almost three times as many locations as the year before. Executives say that the chain hopes to emerge with fewer, stronger locations. Subway just confirmed franchisees’ fears that more locations […]

People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here’s what went wrong

Joe Raedle/Getty Images Subway’s US store count fell by more than 900 this year. Franchisees tell Business Insider that hundreds more stores are in danger of closure and that up to one-third of Subway locations in the US are unprofitable. Subway’s crisis is linked to many factors: changing trends, a disgraced spokesman, internal conflict, and […]

Subway franchisees say produce is only delivered one to two times a week, resulting in gross ‘shredded paper’ lettuce

Flickr/s.yume Subway franchisees say that the chain only delivers fresh vegetables and other produce once a week at most locations.  The lack of fresh produce seems to go against the company’s slogan of  “eat fresh.”  The result, according to a franchisee who has protested the policy, is lettuce that tastes like “shredded paper.” Subway closed […]