Fred DeLuca

Subway is a real point of pride. We have influenced the way people eat.

— Fred DeLuca

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

To a large extent, we're working hard to fulfill the consumer demand for Subway sandwiches.

— Fred DeLuca

In the U.S. and Canada, we have one store for every 12,000 people.

— Fred DeLuca

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

If you have company-owned stores, you make 100 percent of the profit from each one, but you have less entrepreneurial spirit.

— Fred DeLuca

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

In a typical situation, it's going to take pretty close to a year to get your location in, get your permits, and…

— Fred DeLuca

Everybody who goes through the business will make mistakes. The big question is how big will the mistakes be? How fast will…

— Fred DeLuca

A couple times a year, I get in the car, and I'll drive 1,000 miles cross-country, going through side streets. I'll stay…

— Fred DeLuca

Higher unemployment generally bodes well for franchising. People are looking for a new opportunity, and people who have jobs are a little…

— Fred DeLuca

I don't think I ever dreamt of going into business. No one in my family was in business.

— Fred DeLuca

In 1974, we began franchising. We didn't have any big thought process except that, 'OK, franchising will help us get to our…

— Fred DeLuca

The payroll tax is affecting sales. It's causing sales declines.

— Fred DeLuca

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

Every time I come across learning items of interest, I'll send distribution voice mail to the appropriate group in the organization.

— Fred DeLuca

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

I guess that's one of the benefits of being sick. Your wife lets you have a big-screen TV in the living room.

— Fred DeLuca

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

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

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

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

I was able to solve enough big problems along the way that the sheriff didn't come along and put the 'bankruptcy' sign…

— Fred DeLuca

You could have everything right but be in the wrong place. You think your business is no good, but really, the problem…

— Fred DeLuca

After 39 years of business, I'm still learning. I go through this every year -identifying new strategies that are extremely important.

— Fred DeLuca