Subway To expand in Britain

Sandwich chain plans to open up to 600 new stores in the UK and the Irish Republic within the next two years.

 Subway, which has more than 1,400 outlets owned by 660
franchisees in the UK and Irish Republic, says it will invest £60m
in the new stores. The chain said it had opened 22 new outlets in the
last two months alone. From just 25 outlets in 2000, it now has more
than 30,000 stores in more than 87 countries across the world,
employing about 16,000 people.