Subway
...he accomplishments that Subway has made, but they are probably most proud of the world wide spread of Subway restaurants. Subway has incorporated a global country strategy in acquiring its new locations. There are Subway restaurants all over the world. It all started in 1984. On the island of Bahrain, off the coast of Saudi Arabia, the first international Subway opened. A chain reaction started from there. Today, there are multiple restaurants in different countries. The top leading countries include: U.S.-12,948 stores, Canada- 1,521 stores, Australia- 338 stores, Puerto Rico- 114 stores, and Japan- 105 stores. As far as Subway’s franchising strategy, Subway opened its first franchised store in 1974. Since then, franchising has been Subway’s way of life. One of the reasons that Subway has been named the number one franchise opportunity is because of the relatively low cost of starting a franchise. The franchise fee for ...