SHELTON, Conn. — Subway has officially opened its new headquarters in Shelton after moving out of its original Milford office and splitting corporate matters into dual headquarters. The other headquarters opened in Miami last year.
The sandwich restaurant giant is now located at 1 Corporate Drive, considered "the heart of the Shelton business district," Subway said. The new headquarters takes up about 90,000 square feet across three floors. Much of it is "modernized" and "energized" office space, but it also includes conference, huddle, and multipurpose rooms and an employee lounge.
Subway's Connecticut headquarters handles "essential business functions," including Human Resources, Finance, and Legal; those departments have fully transitioned to the new building in Shelton, the chain said.
The Miami headquarters handles consumer-facing functions, franchise purchases, and supply chain management. The Miami office is also home to the Subway Latin America regional staff.
In August, Subway joined Roark Capital, which owns Dunkin' and Arby's.
Subway was founded by Fred DeLuca, fresh out of high school, along with family friend Dr. Peter Buck. The first restaurant opened in Bridgeport, called Pete’s Super Submarines. The first franchised Subway opened in Wallingford in the 1970s. Subway's global headquarters was solely in Milford for decades.
It’s now one of the world’s largest restaurant chains, with 37,000 outlets in more than 100 countries. All of the company's locations are owned by individual franchises.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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