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Also something of an exercise in my experience of how bad sandwich franchises can be.

• ethbr1 2y ago
  It's interesting watching the cycle of startup -> optimization for customer value -> brand buyout -> optimization for profit. F.ex. Blimpie (MTY 2016), Jimmy Johns (Roark 2016), Firehouse Sub (RBI 2021), Subway (Roark 2023), Jersey Mike's (Blackstone 2024)
  • ghaff 2y ago
    Subway's really the only one of those I have any personal experience with. But from my perspective it's pretty much long been awful.
    • ethbr1 2y ago
      I remember Subway being somewhat better in the mid-90s. Still not great, but better. E.g. tomatoes were actually ripe