SUBWAY Restaurants Honors Outstanding Franchisees And Developers
The SUBWAY(R) restaurant chain, the world’s largest submarine sandwich franchise, is proud to announce that it has named six outstanding franchisees as recipients of its 2009 Franchisee of the Year awards and three highly respected members of its development community as recipients of its Development Agent of the Year awards during the company’s recent convention in Washington D.C.
SUBWAY(R) Franchisee of the Year awards are presented to the overall winners of the multi-unit and single unit owner categories from North America and the chain’s international emerging and developed markets.
Selected from among the chain’s more than 15,000 franchisees from around the world, the six recipients are: Ashwin Dhanuka of Mumbai, India; Saeeda Rehman Malik of London, England; Lee Jamieson and Tom Jamieson of Bakersfield California; Lana Vieira Martins of Brasilia, Brazil; Hazel Johnstone and Mark Johnstone of Toowoomba, Queensland Australia; and Jonathan Feld of New York, New York.
Competing among 75 regional finalists from around the globe, the Franchisees of the Year are honored for accomplishments such as adding new stores, building sales and increasing profitability while also achieving excellent store evaluations.
All SUBWAY(R) restaurants are individually owned and operated by independent franchisees who pride themselves on being active members of the communities in which they live and work. They come from all different backgrounds, with varying education, business and life experiences, yet share a basic entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to compete in the quick serve restaurant industry.
“The franchisee is the heart and soul of the Subway family. We know that our success depends upon their excellence in operating their restaurant and motivating their team to provide the best tasting sandwiches to our customers. We take great pride in the hard work and effort made by the thousands of franchisees throughout the world and in the millions of customers that they serve,” says Don Fertman, Director of Development for the SUBWAY(R) restaurant chain.
