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Story

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STORY
The story begins all the way back in 1965 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. The entrepreneurial 17 year old Fred DeLuca opens ‘Pete’s Super Submarines’ to help pay for his university tuition. This was later shortened to Subway® and the familiar bright yellow logo was introduced.

Just over three decades later in 1996, the first UK Subway® store opened in Brighton – fast forward to 2017 and the Subw... See more

Milestones
2017
The Subway® brand celebrates the milestone of opening its 2,500th store in the UK
The Subway® brand plans to have all Subway® products free from artificial colours and flavourings
The Subway® brand celebrates the milestone of opening its 2,500th store in the UK 2017
2016
The Subway® brand welcomed the UK Childhood Obesity Plan
2015
UK Public Health Minister challenges industry to follow the example of the Subway® brand in its commitment to the Responsibility Deal, product reformulation and partnering with government in tackling obesity and achieving public health policy aims
2014
Launch of flagship Scottish Government public health policy, Supporting Healthy Choices in central Edinburgh store
2011
The Subway® brand becomes one of the first signatories of the UK Government’s Responsibility Deal.
2010
The Subcard® loyalty programme launches
2009
The Subway® brand entered into a UK only partnership with leading charity Heart Research UK
2007
1,000th store opens in UK & Ireland
SUBWAY® Stores support the Department of Health’s 5 A DAY programme
2005
The Subway® brand hits the 500th store mark in the UK and Ireland
2003
The Subway® brand became the largest specialist sandwich chain in the UK & Ireland
2002
SUBWAY® Stores open 100th store in UK & Ireland
1995
The first UK Subway® store is opened in Brighton
1984
Going International
1968
The Subway® brand is created
1965
First store opened