US sandwich chain Subway, recently crowned the largest restaurant chain in the world, is planning an extensive expansion in Sweden, the firm has confirmed.
“According to strategy plan there will be around 240 restaurants in Sweden before the end of 2015 and I am confident that our team in Sweden will achieve or even surpass this goal,” Fred DeLuca, Subway’s founder and president, said in a statement on Friday.
Subway, which was founded by DeLuca as a 17-year-old in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1965, recently surpassed fellow US fast food provider McDonald’s to become the largest restaurant chain worldwide.
From humble beginnings in the US northeast, the firm has grown to 34,246 outlets in 95 countries.