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The Subway®
Chain Flying High with 500 Stores
The
SUBWAY® chain, one of the fastest growing retailers in the UK
and Ireland, has opened its 500th store at Bristol International Airport
- the first SUBWAY® store in a UK and Ireland airport.
The
sandwich chain – which has already overtaken the number of McDonald’s
stores in the US and expects to overtake McDonald’s in the UK
before 2009 – puts its success down to the increasing popularity
of the SUB® sandwich as a fresh and healthy fast food offering.
The
opening of the store in an airport follows both staff and passenger
demand for a wider choice of fresh healthy food. The five million
passengers expected to fly from Bristol airport this year and its
2,500 staff will now be able to enjoy a convenient way to get the
famous, made to order submarine sandwiches.
500th
store owner Sue Pasco comments: “It’s very exciting to be
part of the expansion at Bristol International Airport as well as
reaching the 500th store mark. The SUBWAY® chain has experienced
phenomenal growth in the UK and Ireland in recent months. As the world’s
largest sandwich franchise, with more than 23,000 restaurants in over
80 countries, the brand is also recognisable and trusted for international
visitors using the airport.”
Across
the UK and Ireland, the SUBWAY® chain plans to open a further
1,500 outlets over the next six years, creating a further 15,000 jobs
with an investment of over £150 million.
