Subway announces plans to create 5,000 new jobs by 2020

Subway has announced plans to expand with 500 new franchisees between now and 2020.

The fast food brand is aiming to open 3,000 stores in the UK by 2020, which could create upto 5,000 new jobs.

Subway also plans to open 150 stores by the end of this year.

Peter Dowding, country director for the UK and Ireland, said: “The growth expansion has been continual. What we have achieved over the last few years has been phenomenal for the brand and for our franchisees across the UK and Ireland.

“We set some very ambitious targets in 2012, where we said we would get 3,000 stores by 2020 and we are well on our way to achieving that.

“In fact, we will be opening our 2,500th store, which is a fantastic achievement for the brand in the UK.

:It strengthens our position in the market as being the leading quick service chain in the UK.“

Subway, which operates 44,000 stores in 112 countries, surpassed McDonald’s as the world’s largest restaurant chain over six years ago.

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