Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwich (subs) and salads.
It is owned and operated by a boy who called Fred Deluca in 1965.
specialized in sandwich, it also provides soft drink and dessert.
At the Subway restaurant, you can find their environment is very comfortable, the design is fashionable.
It has long history. Now, Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 36,558 restaurants in 99 countries and territories as of April 7th, 2012. It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain globally and is the second largest restaurant operator globally after Yum Brands (over 37,000 locations).
4 Product Features
SUBWAY sandwiches offer fresh baked bread which size is 12 inches and 6 inches, all kinds of meat, cheese, vegetables and ingredients.
We also offer a Subway roll, cooked food and salads, potato chips, fresh baking cookies and a variety of drinks, allow you to eat a hundred tires.
There are very popular sandwiches which are Tuna, Turkey breast, Italian BMT in Subway.
5 Local Marketing Strategy
In Changsha, there are many chain shops of subway, as other subway in another city, the sales of subway are depended on preferential program on common customers, including sending membership cards to clients at the first time that they patronize the shop and they will become the members of the club of subway. The members will get grades when they patronize the shop and buy food. When achieving certain amount, they can win a free product of subway.
In addition,Subway provide take-away service. the clients also buy food through group purchase in the internet,beause it can give consumer a discount.Through the way,Subway aquired market share.
While Subway invented a new type of food. The store always organize sample activity that the consumer can known more information about the new food.
6 Marketing Program
Responding to evolving consumer expectations for health, fresh, custom-made sandwiches, proving healthier menu selections.
Sales of sandwiches are growing 15 percent annually.
Through the low franchisee start up costs, growing global business.