Subway Opens 850th Store in India: Celebrating Rapid Growth and Innovation

Subway has achieved a significant milestone with the opening of its 850th store in India, inaugurated by Global CEO John Chidsey in Gurugram. Marking his first visit to India, Chidsey highlighted the brand’s rapid expansion and innovation under its partnership with Culinary Brands. With India emerging as one of Subway’s fastest-growing markets, the QSR giant is introducing modernized store designs and menu offerings, including the Hot and Cheesy Signature Subs and Breakfast Specials. Culinary Brands aims to make Subway the largest QSR chain in India, reflecting its commitment to evolving consumer preferences and culinary excellence.

Subway Global Celebrates Milestone with 850th Store Opening in India*

Gurugram, India, 20 November 2024: John Chidsey, Global CEO of Subway, today
inaugurated the brand’s 850th store in India, marking a significant milestone in the QSR
chain’s rapid growth trajectory. This marks John’s first visit to India as CEO of Subway
Global, following the company’s partnership with Culinary Brands.

India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing international markets for Subway, with
plans to become the largest Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain in the country over the
next decade. The brand has introduced a modernised store design and fresh menu options
to cater to evolving consumer preferences. Recently, Subway launched its indulgent Hot and
Cheesy Signature Subs range, featuring 1.5x filling with lots of cheese. It also introduced a
Breakfast Special sandwich menu paired with coffee, available from 7 am to 11 am across
select locations to meet the growing demand of fresh breakfast options in India.

“Today’s restaurant opening marks a major moment for the brand’s growth in India, where
we continue to see huge demand,” said John. “In addition to opening an impressive number
of restaurants over the past three years, Everstone has also proven to be a regional leader
in implementing the brand’s latest culinary, development and digital initiatives, improving the
overall restaurant experience and paving the way for more guests to enjoy Subway across
the market.”

Subway’s international growth, coupled with its focus on attracting multi-unit operators, has
accelerated new restaurant openings. The brand is on track to more than double its new
restaurant openings in 2024.

On this momentous occasion, Tarun Bhasin, CEO, Culinary Brands, shared “We’re thrilled
to reach this milestone of 850 Subway stores in India, and we’re grateful to our customers
for their loyalty and trust. As we continue to expand our presence across the country, we’re
committed to delivering fresh, tasty and customizable sandwiches, wraps and salads that
cater to the ever-changing tastes and preferences of Indian consumers. We are excited to
introduce new menu innovations, including Hot and Cheesy Signature Subs, and Breakfast
Special sandwiches to further delight our customers.”

About Subway Restaurants:
Subway is one of the world’s largest quick-service restaurant brands, serving fresh made-to-
order sandwiches, wraps, salads, and bowls to millions of guests across over 100 countries
and territories in nearly 37,000 restaurants every day.

About Culinary Brands:
Culinary Brands, part of the Everstone Group is a leading food and beverage (F&B) platform
dedicated to transforming and scaling mass and mass-premium global brands in India and
the sub-continent. As the exclusive master franchisee for Subway, one of the world’s largest
QSR brand, Culinary Brands owns the rights for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and other
countries. Additionally, the company owns exclusive rights to the Lavazza brand in India and
also owns the Fresh & Honest coffee brand.