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If you’re interested in owning your own SUBWAY® restaurant, you should know that you’ll be part of a group of more than 21,000 SUBWAY® franchisees who share your entrepreneurial spirit.

Joining the SUBWAY® team gives you the great opportunity to own your own business- but not just any business: an established global brand with a proven operating system already in place.

It’s easy to get started. Your first step is to complete the Application for Additional Information.

How to get started

Your Personal Information Spouse Personal Information Educational Background Business Information  Financial Information References  (Excluding Relatives) Partners  (All partners need to fill out a separate

application and if listed, must be named on any Franchise Agreement executed in connection with this application unless we allow otherwise.)

Restaurant Operations Disclaimer and signature

Application for Additional Information

In the United States and Canada, the franchise fee is $15,000. In countries outside of North America the initial franchise fee ranges from $10,000 - $15,000 (USD).

Franchisee fee

The total investment is an estimated $116,000 to $263,000 in the United States and $102,000 to $234,000 in Canada.

Royalty and advertising fees◦ SUBWAY® Franchisees pay 12.5% every week

(gross sales minus the sales tax); 8% goes toward the franchise royalties and 4.5% toward advertising.

Costs to open your Subway

SUBWAY® offers an equipment leasing program and also work with companies that help secure financing for new franchisees. For more information about approved financing companies, please review  finance programs chart.

Financing

All of new franchisees attend a two week training course at SUBWAY® World Headquarters, or one of many training centers around the world. Once training is complete, on-going support comes in many forms, including local development offices, e-learning training courses, a weekly newsletter and much more.

Training and Support

Once you are a franchisee, SUBWAY®’s Site Selection team will educate you on the site selection process and how to find locations. Your local Development Agent will make a recommendation on whether a location should be approved or not, and with the assistance of the Field Representative and home office Leasing Department, you will negotiate the economics of the lease with the landlord. SUBWAY®’s objective will always be to secure the best possible location for a reasonable rent.

Location

While you will work with a local contractor that you hire, SUBWAY® Store Design team will provide detailed blueprints that not only meets specifications, but provides you with a beautiful and functional restaurant.

While every case is different, the typical length of time between the time you sign the Franchise Agreement, approve your location, and you open your business, is between 2 and 12 months.

Building location and length of opening process

The franchisee-owned and operated purchasing cooperative (Independent Purchasing Cooperative) negotiates the lowest costs for food and services, while maintaining quality, standards, and ensuring the best value for SUBWAY® franchisees.

Ordering food

The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) will describe in detail how the SUBWAY® franchise relationship operates and will specify how the company is organized. It will also contain franchisee contact information so that you can contact SUBWAY® owners to get the information needed for your research. Once you complete an Application for Additional Information, document will be forwarded to you.

Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)

Development Agents are franchise brokers assigned to geographical areas. They oversee franchise sales, site selection, training and operational assistance for franchisees. Development Agents also make recommendations as to whether a prospective franchisee in their territory should be granted a franchise.

Development Agents

As SUBWAY® continues expansion, there are always new opportunities. Completing an Application for Additional Information is the first step in the process in learning about these new opportunities. For further information regarding your area of interest, contact your area sales manager.

Opportunities in your area

Sales managers

You can find an existing restaurant that is for sale using our map of restaurants for sale. (contact your area sales manager)

Existing restaurants for sale

If you are a landlord with available property that would be great for a SUBWAY® restaurant location, you can complete the Submit Your Location form.

Your Available Property

List of countries Subway is in

If you have additional questions or would like to talk to a sales representative, you can contact one of our franchise sales managers.

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