SUBWAY reaches a milestone in Livingstone, Scotland
The SUBWAY brand has announced that it recently reached the milestone of 5,000 stores open and operating in Europe, with the opening of a brand new store in a shopping center in Livingston, Scotland.
The milestone opening highlights the more than GBP 500m investment that SUBWAY franchisees contribute to their local economies, alongside providing over 50,000 jobs in stores across Europe.
Justin Goes, Regional Director – Europe for the SUBWAY brand, commented: “We’re absolutely thrilled to be announcing the 5,000th SUBWAY store in Europe. It is a fantastic achievement and reflects the strong entrepreneurial spirit of our franchisees who work hard in their local communities providing a great product and excellent customer service to all our customers.
The new SUBWAY store is in The Centre, a shopping centre in the heart of Livingston, and will serve hungry shoppers from the local and surrounding area. The brand new store covers an area of over 1,400 sq ft, seating more than 50 customers and employs 15 members of staff.
The first SUBWAY store in the UK and Ireland opened in Brighton, UK in 1996, since then the brand has expanded its operations and increased its presence across Europe with stores now open in over 30 European countries, from Iceland to Russia. In the UK and Ireland there are more than 2,300 SUBWAY stores, employing over 23,000 people.
There are more than 44,000 SUBWAY stores in over 110 countries – the expansion of the brand across Europe continues at a fast pace, with 300 stores opening in the UK and Ireland alone throughout 2015.