People often think of McDonalds or Kentucky Fried Chicken when the subject of heavyweight fast-food franchises comes up. In fact, Subway has over 40,000 restaurants located worldwide, whereas McDonalds (#2 worldwide) has around 35,000 global franchises.
Subway has a really unique approach to how they treat their franchise owners, as seen in this video:
The scary thing about this particular franchise (if you’re the CEO of McDonalds) is that they really have the corner on the current trend toward healthy eating. We’ve all seen the advertisements for Subway Jared, the guy who has lost over 200 pounds eating his infamous 6-inch turkey subs; no mayo or cheese.
What sets Subway apart in the franchise landscape? They treat their franchisees like their #1 customer.
I’m just waiting for them to go full circle and enter the gluten-free market.
Would you consider buying a Subway franchise after watching this video?