1. DOCTOR’S ASSOCIATES INC.  325 Bic Drive  Milford  CT  06460
Phone (203) 877-4281 / 800.888.4848  Fax (203) 876-6674
www.subway.com
The World’s Largest Submarine Sandwich Chain
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SUBWAY
Public Relations
(203) 877-4281
KevinKane Ext.1329
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SUBWAY
RESTAURANT CHAIN HONORS RIO DE JANEIRO FRANCHISEE
(Milford, Connecticut, USA) August12, 2011—TheSUBWAY
restaurant
chain, the world's largestrestaurantbrand, in terms of number of
worldwidelocations, is proud to announce that it has named Andre Lima
Dos Santos, of Rio de Janeiro, as the recipient of its 2011 Franchiseeof the
Year award for multi-unit owners fromthe chain’s international emerging
markets, during the company’s recent convention held in San Francisco.
As a SUBWAY
Franchiseeof the Year, Andreis honored for his
accomplishments in building sales and increasing profitability while also
achieving excellent storeevaluations. He was selected fromamong the
chain’s more than 4,000 internationalfranchisees.
“This honor gives me the greatest pride of my life. Itconfirms that I am a
businessman and not an architect adventurer,” says Andre.
An architect by trade, Andre became a SUBWAY® franchiseein 2006 after
purchasing a magazine about franchising and attending a lecture about the
SUBWAY® brand, which was coincidentally organized by a university
classmate. Today, with the assistanceof his sister and a business partner,
he owns and operates six SUBWAY® restaurants in various Rio de Janeiro
neighborhoods, and plans to additional restaurants in the future.
"Franchisees likeAndre are the heart and soul of the Subway family. We
know that our success depends upon their excellence in operating their
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2. DOCTOR’S ASSOCIATES INC.  325 Bic Drive  Milford  CT  06460
Phone (203) 877-4281 / 800.888.4848  Fax (203) 876-6674
www.subway.com
restaurantand motivating their team to providethe best tasting
sandwiches to our customers. Wetake great pride in the hard work and
effort made by the thousands of franchisees throughoutthe world and in
the millions of customers thatthey serve," says Don Fertman, Chief
Development Officer for the SUBWAY
restaurantchain.
With almost 35,000 locations in 98 countries, including more than 600
across Brazil, the SUBWAY
restaurantchain is the world’s largest
restaurantfranchise, in terms of number of locations. Headquartered in
Milford, Connecticut, and with regional offices in Amsterdam, Beirut,
Brisbane, Miami and Singapore, the SUBWAY® chain was co-founded by
Fred DeLuca and Dr. Peter Buck in 1965. Their partnership, which continues
today, marked the beginning of a remarkablejourney — one that has made
it possiblefor thousands of individuals to build and succeed in their own
business.
In the 2010 Zagat® FastFood Survey, the SUBWAY® brand was ranked
“number one” by consumers in the “Most Popular,” “Top Service” and
“Healthy Options” categories for food brands with 5,000 or morelocations.
SUBWAY® restaurants werealso recently ranked as the mostloved Fast
Food Chain in the U.S., according to Amplicate, a research firm, that
specializes in the public opinions of social media users.
For more information about the SUBWAY®chain, visit www.subway.com.
Find us on Facebook: Facebook.com/subway.
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/subwayfreshbuzz.
SUBWAY®is a registered trademark of Doctor’s Associates Inc.
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