We're very much in the people business in that there are two important groups you have to work with: customers and employees. Fred DeLuca businesscustomeremployee Change image and share on social
In some markets, we don't have a lot of room to expand. We've done studies of store density and essentially found our more dense markets have more than one store per 15,000 people. Fred DeLuca 000densedensity Change image and share on social
I tell everybody there are only three things that we do. We build sales at the store level, we build profits at the store level, and we build more stores. The first two things go in tandem, of course. It's pretty tough to build profits without sales. Fred DeLuca buildlevelpretty share on social
I went to school because I was supposed to. I did pre-med because my mum thought it was a good idea. Fred DeLuca goodideamum Change image and share on social
To a large extent, we're working hard to fulfill the consumer demand for Subway sandwiches. Fred DeLuca consumerdemandextent Change image and share on social
I don't think I ever dreamt of going into business. No one in my family was in business. Fred DeLuca businessdreamfamily Change image and share on social
How you handle the obstacles has a big impact on how you do. If you give up, then you obviously don't get there, but if you're persistent, and you keep thinking of new ways to approach the business, you're more likely to reach your goal. Fred DeLuca approachbigbusiness share on social
Most of the people we sign on as development agents commit to goals they don't believe are possible. Fred DeLuca agentcommitdevelopment Change image and share on social
We have always had many more franchisee candidates than available locations. Fred DeLuca candidatefranchiseelocation Change image and share on social
When we first started the company, I didn't have any thoughts of franchising. We just had company-owned stores. Fred DeLuca companyfranchiseown Change image and share on social