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People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went wrong
« on: December 23, 2017, 06:00:57 pm »
People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went wrong

Subway is in serious trouble.

The world's largest restaurant chain is being left behind as consumers seek healthier, fresher food and as competitors offer them better options. Franchisees are protesting its promotions, and some are complaining about the quality of its products.

The chain is also struggling with oversaturation and internal conflict, making a quick turnaround difficult and more store closures likely in 2018.

The sandwich chain's US store count has dropped by 909 this year, almost three times as many locations as the year before. Subway has 25,835 shops open and operating in the US, according to a representative, compared with 26,744 at the end of 2016.

But this year could just be the tip of the iceberg for Subway's closures.

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Excerpt -- read more at:

http://www.businessinsider.com/subways-closes-stores-spirals-downwards-2017-12

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Re: People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went w
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2017, 06:08:12 pm »
Years ago, they baked their bread in-store.  They also cut out the center chunk making for a tastier sandwich with less bread.  They stopped making better sandwiches while better competition popped up all over the place.  They chose to continue down the road of crappier sandwiches.  Pretty much a no-brainer that they would eventually go under to me.
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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2017, 06:19:05 pm »
Yeah, their food generally sucks and has for a long time.  Probably 17 years ago my then future FIL gave my dog a meatball out of his Subway sub.  About 12 hours later the dog barfed it up whole.  That dog had a cast iron gut and one time literally ate a whole tin of sardines, including the tin, and passed it with minimal issue.  What does that say about the "meat" in the meatball sub?
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Re: People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went w
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2017, 06:35:25 pm »
Quote from: RoosGirl on December 23, 2017, 06:19:05 pm
Yeah, their food generally sucks and has for a long time.  Probably 17 years ago my then future FIL gave my dog a meatball out of his Subway sub.  About 12 hours later the dog barfed it up whole.  That dog had a cast iron gut and one time literally ate a whole tin of sardines, including the tin, and passed it with minimal issue.  What does that say about the "meat" in the meatball sub?

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Re: People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went w
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2017, 06:42:02 pm »
Quote from: anubias on December 23, 2017, 06:35:25 pm
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Some tests have been done on subway meats and found they were about 60% soy.
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Re: People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went w
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2017, 06:43:55 pm »
I know someone, a relative of my deceased husband, who would only eat at Subway plus one other place.  His other place he loved was the cafeteria at his local hospital (he didn't work there).  He and his wife would go to the hospital as their really fine place to eat (his opinion).  Yes, he is strange and strange in a number of ways.  One is, he never stops talking.  He doesn't live near me now, thank goodness.
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Re: People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went w
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2017, 07:02:12 pm »
Quote from: driftdiver on December 23, 2017, 06:42:02 pm
Some tests have been done on subway meats and found they were about 60% soy.

Well, it's better than the pink slime Taco Bell used.  I don't know what that was made of. 

Subway used to have everything fresh -- meats, veggies, bread, etc.  Now, according to the article, nothing is fresh.  I'm sure that has made a difference. 

One thing I noticed about the Subways in my area is that they all seem to be owned and operated by immigrants.  Nothing wrong with a legal immigrant running a successful business and trying to get ahead.  But it seems that most of these franchisees and their employees don't speak good English.  One woman at a nearby Subway has a thick Eastern European or Russian accent.  I can't understand her and I don't think she understands me.  I thought it might have been the result of my hearing loss, but others have complained abut her too.  Sometimes I have no idea what's going to be on sandwich I ordered till I open it up to eat it.
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« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2017, 02:45:20 am »
I used to go to a local Subway shop every day to eat one of their 6 inch long flatbread wheat egg sandwiches.  I loved them. The reason I quit going was they jacked their prices up over a dollar for the same meal. Even before they raised the prices I could go to Hardees and have a sausage and egg biscuit,senior soda,and senior coffee $1.50 cheaper than the subway sandwich that didn't have sausages and didn't include coffee. IIRC, the price for the same breakfast increased by around $1.25 overnight.
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Re: People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went w
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2017, 03:32:44 am »
When they started putting stores in every Gas Stations on every corner and cut the Stand Alones meatballs I stopped patronizing them.
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Re: People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went w
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2017, 04:54:30 am »
Quote from: anubias on December 23, 2017, 06:08:12 pm
Years ago, they baked their bread in-store.  They also cut out the center chunk making for a tastier sandwich with less bread.  They stopped making better sandwiches while better competition popped up all over the place.  They chose to continue down the road of crappier sandwiches.  Pretty much a no-brainer that they would eventually go under to me.

They don't bake the bread in the store anymore?  I guess that shows how long it's been since I've been in one.
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Re: People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went w
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2018, 02:52:00 pm »
My local Subway closed a year ago and a wonderful fast food Mexican mom and pop restaurant went in.

I can get great subs at my local pizza restaurant

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Re: People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went w
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2018, 10:10:33 pm »
Central Cali Subway stores still bake bread in store.
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Re: People are ditching Subway, and franchisees expect a wave of store closures — here's what went w
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2018, 10:29:30 pm »
Quote from: The Ghost on December 24, 2017, 03:32:44 am
When they started putting stores in every Gas Stations on every corner and cut the Stand Alones meatballs I stopped patronizing them.

QFT

They cut their own nutz off and the stand-a-lone owners at the same time.
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