It's tough for people to get into business, especially a small business. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
If you have company-owned stores, you make 100 percent of the profit from each one, but you have less entrepreneurial spirit. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I don't think I ever dreamt of going into business. No one in my family was in business. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
When we first started the company, I didn't have any thoughts of franchising. We just had company-owned stores. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
You could have everything right but be in the wrong place. You think your business is no good, but really, the problem… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
You really have to understand this isn't a business where you sit in the back room and do calculations - you have… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
Everybody who goes through the business will make mistakes. The big question is how big will the mistakes be? How fast will… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
How you handle the obstacles has a big impact on how you do. If you give up, then you obviously don't get… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
We find that no matter what country we're in, if we hit the right economic notes and appeal to the mass market,… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
When I started in the business, the minimum wage was $1.25. I've seen an enormous number of wage increases. Basically, it applies… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
I don't have any interest in cashing out or leaving the business or doing something else. I just love Subway, and I… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
After 39 years of business, I'm still learning. I go through this every year -identifying new strategies that are extremely important. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
You have to realize that the customer really is king. People who go into more established businesses probably have to be careful… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
When you're invested in your own business, you're going to run it better. When people are financially responsible for whether their store… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
I know a lot of people at some point in their business careers decide they'll just cash in and do something else,… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
I watch 'Shark Tank,' of course. It's very entertaining. I think it's actually good to help people think about the business they… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
A lot of stuff happens daily when you're running a company like Subway. If you get too happy about some things or… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
We have salads, some other beverages. But in reality, it's still fundamentally the same business. The most likely thing the next person… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
From my point of view, what I really like, what I think is really terrific about my work, is that the company's… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
I know a lot of people at some point in their business careers decide they'll just cash in and do something else, but for… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
The people who come to work deserve to be paid properly, and there's no excuse. I could understand someone making a small error, but… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
The franchisees are uniquely in touch at the local level. They see what's going on in their communities in a way we couldn't ever… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
By and large, we're a bread-eating culture. People like sandwiches. We don't really over-think that one. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
When we first started the company, I didn't have any thoughts of franchising. We just had company-owned stores. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
I don't have much of a bucket list. I don't have a lot of needs and desires. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
I went to school because I was supposed to. I did pre-med because my mum thought it was a good idea. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
We have always had many more franchisee candidates than available locations. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
The United States is a huge market, and once you get rolling, you can replicate that model over and over pretty easily. Your supply… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
I was 17 years old when I built the first store... A very simple, basic store with a basic counter - not very much… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
From my point of view, my job is just to work hard for our franchisees, so they can maintain the position they're in, and… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
