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
The people who come to work deserve to be paid properly, and there's no excuse. I could understand someone making a small… — 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
Everybody eats three times a day; it's only a question of where they choose to eat. The longer-term trends are people eat… — 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
Subway is a real point of pride. We have influenced the way people eat. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
Back when we started, people didn't even know what a submarine sandwich was. The product was only sold in a few markets. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
Higher unemployment generally bodes well for franchising. People are looking for a new opportunity, and people who have jobs are a little… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
For a franchise system to work well, you really need people with an entrepreneurial mind-set because, while you have a large, overarching… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
In some markets, we don't have a lot of room to expand. We've done studies of store density and essentially found our… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
If someone wants to eat healthy, they can do that and get the sandwich exactly right. I'm so pleased we're able to… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
If you treat people nicely, and you allow them to fulfill a role that is satisfying for them, they'll accomplish a lot,… — 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
You have to be able to communicate the vision to the people in your organization so that they know where and how… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
Most of the people we sign on as development agents commit to goals they don't believe are possible. — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
It's tough for people to get into business, especially a small business. — 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, 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