Tuesday, March 8, 2011

...Subway

Recently I watched a special on McDonald's and at that time they had the most restaurants or "restaurants" around the world with over 32,000. Well there is someone else who can claim that title now...Subway. Subway, at the end of last year, had 33,749 compared to McDonald's with only 32,737. This has been a long time coming. Though McDonald's still made $9 billion more than Subway, the tide could turn. Subway introduced the $5 foot-long a few years ago after a franchise owner started it as a weekly promo. It stuck and the chain gained more notoriety. Subway boost a healthier menu than McDonald which is becoming more of a norm than a niche. By opening restaurants in unusual locations such as an automobile showroom in California, an appliance store in Brazil, a ferry terminal in Seattle, a riverboat in Germany, a zoo in Taiwan, a Goodwill store in South Carolina, a high school in Detroit and a church in Buffalo, New York,Subway has been able to increase its rapid growth. Hopefully they will not have a stumble like McDonald's did a few years back or even worse a fall like Arby's. I am giving Subway a Digit Up because I am just not into McDonald's. I am not a kid and they can no longer lure me in with toys.

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