Subway plans to close 500 restaurants in the United States

Subway, the world’s largest network of restaurants of fast foodwill continue, the closure of establishments in the United States because it intends to focus on optimizing the work and bringing service quality to international standards.

In 2018 Subway is planning to close about 500 fast food restaurants in the country, and in 2017 has closed more than 800. Decreased the company’s network in 2016.

«In the past we focused on the number of restaurants, says Executive Director Suzanne Greco, Subway. Now we focused on strengthening the existing market.»

Network of fast food restaurants founded more than 50 years ago in Connecticut, is trying to increase sales in the face of growing competition every year in the US there are new, more modern company.

The Subway network suffered from fierce competition in America, including on the part of McDonald’s, whose sales last year grew by 3.4%, in the Subway fell by 4.4%.

In addition, fast food began to sell in many supermarkets and gas stations, where a large flow of customers. According to Suzanne Greco, along with the closure of some chain restaurants paradisacorbasi.

However, the best hope Subway holds the «expansion» abroad. This year, the network, the company plans to open more than 1000 outlets in Germany, South Korea, India, China, and Mexico.

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