Subway

Founded

Jan 1, 1965

Fred DeLuca borrows $1000 from his friend to start Subway in Bridgeport, Connecticut (originally named "Pete's Super Submarines" after the friend he borrowed from).

Subway

Period: Jan 1, 1965 to Apr 8, 2016

First Subway

Jan 1, 1968

The name "Subway" is used for the first time, but the name "Pete" is still in the name because Pete Buck is the one who gave Fred the $1000 loan.

Logo

Jan 1, 1970

Products Sold

Jan 1, 1971

Franchising

Jan 1, 1974

First franchised Subway opens in Connecticut

200th Restaurant

Jan 1, 1981

200th restaurant opened in Renton, Washington.

300 Restaurants

Jul 2, 1982

Subway opens over 100 stores in a year, spread out across 30 states.

Stores Opened Overseas

Jul 2, 1984

Subway restaurants are opened in Bahrain, a country in the Middle East.

5,000th Subway Opened

Dec 1, 1990

The 5,000th Subway is opened in Texas. Subway is now available in Mexico and Canada as well.

Recognition

Jan 1, 2012

Subway is recognized as the one of the "most loved fast food chains in the US".

Restaurant Amount

Apr 8, 2016

There are 33,749 Subway locations.