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Subway Will Soon Have More Stores Than McDonald's

But sandwich chain still lags behind McD's in sales

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(Newser) – Subway is nearing a milestone: the sandwich chain will soon have more global locations than McDonald’s, Ad Age reports. The chain is expanding so quickly that it's expected to have 31,800 stores by the end of the week. It's probably just a matter of months before it surpasses the 32,158 locations under the golden arches.

That’s in part because McDonald’s isn’t adding restaurants very quickly: the fast-food titan has been curbing expansion to focus on profitability. And it is that metric Subway will want to pay attention to next: the average US McDonald’s restaurant grosses $2.3 million a year—the average US Subway, $445,000.

A Subway in New York City.
A Subway in New York City.   (Getty Images)
The Subway logo.
The Subway logo.
A McDonald's outlet in Malaysia.
A McDonald's outlet in Malaysia.   (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle.
Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle.   (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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lessermook
Sep 22, 09 5:44 PM CDT
A step in the right direction. Reply
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drlarrymitchell
Sep 22, 09 5:49 PM CDT
There is a Subway in my pants. Reply
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AClotfelter
Sep 22, 09 6:37 PM CDT
Who cares what the gross profits are? That makes absolutely no difference. Your lemonade stand might make more net profit than your fast food chain in the end, depending on costs. Reply
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Abdulsamadabdul
Sep 22, 09 8:47 PM CDT
more locations in Tokyo, please! Reply
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NewserScooter
Sep 22, 09 8:49 PM CDT
I have been to several in Tokyo. Its good there too.
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