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Subway lets 300 corporate workers go

February 6, 2020

Subway said it is letting 300 corporate employees go as the brand moves to simplify operations, Subway Senior Director of Public Relations Alan Marcus told QSRweb. 

"A reduction in workforce is never an easy decision, but streamlining and simplifying our business with a smaller and nimbler workforce will help us react quickly to the changing needs of the business," Marcus said in a statement. "Every Subway restaurant is locally owned and operated. We must do what we can to fully support our owners and our guests in every neighborhood in which we do business.

"Our focus remains on ensuring Subway guests get great service and value at every restaurant they visit, our franchise owners get the full support and tools they need to help them grow and be successful, and that we strengthen our overall business performance. In order to deliver on that strategy, a difficult decision was made to eliminate approximately 300 positions at our global HQ in Milford, Connecticut.”  

Subway has experienced ongoing business challenges and store closures in recent years due largely to a more competitive sandwich restaurant market in the U.S.