Subway clocks double-digit same stores sales growth amid easing of Covid-19 challenges

KSA-based conglomerate KOJ Group and the master franchisee of the biggest American QSR brand looks to double the number of outlets to 250 in the UAE over the next five years

However, an affable Chidsey quickly tapped into an opportunity by concentrating on “ramping up a takeout business”

Chidsey, former CEO of Burger King, who took over the reins of Subway in November 2019 and is visiting Dubai for the first time in over a decade in his new role. He is largely being credited with a turnaround of the legacy Quick Service Restaurant brand since the death its cofounder Fred DeLuca in 2015.

Earlier, Subway had leapfrogged industry giants such as McDonald’s in the new millennium.

The Milford, Connecticut-headquartered company, became the largest fast-food chain in the US in 2002 and has over 21,000 stores in the North American country and more than 37,000 outlets in over 100 nations across the world.