Subway: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Subway is a privately held company headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, United States that owns 1 consumer brand.[1]
Subway was founded in 1965 by a 17-year-old who borrowed $1,000 from a family friend to pay for university and opened a sandwich shop instead. It grew to more shops than any other restaurant chain in the world, and the private equity firm Roark Capital acquired it in 2024.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Subway IP LLC
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Shelton, Connecticut, United States
- Founded
- 1965
- Wikidata
- Q244457
- Website
- www.subway.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Subway in numbers
- Subway owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is restaurants & foodservice with 1 brands.[1]
Everything Subway owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Subway own?
Subway owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including Subway.
Is Subway an American company?
Yes. Subway is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, United States and was founded in 1965.
Who owns Subway?
Subway is privately held. Subway was founded in 1965 by a 17-year-old who borrowed $1,000 from a family friend to pay for university and opened a sandwich shop instead.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Subway — about us — Subway IP LLC, Official document; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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