Fred DeLuca

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Fred DeLuca's growth of Subway from single sandwich shop to global franchise

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Fred DeLuca
Fred DeLuca

Fred DeLuca co-founded Subway at age 17 with a $1,000 loan from a family friend and built it into one of the world's largest restaurant chains by number of locations. His story is one of the most remarkable examples of franchise business building in history.