Subway® Restaurants and Feeding America® Partner To Provide 15 Million Meals

For more than 50 years, Subway® restaurants have
been open to serve guests and communities. Now, during this unprecedented time,
Subway remains committed to not only providing nutritious meals but getting them to
those who need it the most. Starting today, Subway and Feeding America® are teaming
up to provide up to 15 million meals* to feed people in need across the country. With the
purchase of every Footlong through April 30 for takeout, catering and delivery, Subway
will provide a meal* to Feeding America.
With Feeding America predicting food banks needing an additional estimated $1.4 billion
over the next six months to feed people in need due to the COIVD-19 pandemic, Subway
and its guests are lending their support by simply ordering their favorite Footlong from
participating restaurants through the Subway app, on order.subway.com or by visiting
Subway.com to find their closest restaurant offering takeout.
“Subway has always been a part of the community to provide delicious subs and a
helping hand – and we plan to continue to do just that during this time of hardship,” said
Subway’s North America President, Trevor Haynes. “From keeping our restaurants open
and safe, to providing better-for-you food options, to our Franchise Owners dedicating
their time and donating food, Subway is open to serve. And, we are proud to once again
partner with Feeding America to help make sure our neighbors are getting the nutritious
meals they need and deserve.”
As of December 2019, the Feeding America network of food banks served about 40
million people a year. It has seen a drastic uptick in need, an unprecedented increase of
17 million people, who will rely on food banks during this uncertain time. This has put an
unexpected burden on the Feeding America network, and despite increased support, it
still doesn’t have all of the resources it needs to meet demands. As a long-standing
supporter of Feeding America, Subway wants to lend its support in helping to alleviate
some of this need, using the community reach of its over 24,000 restaurants nationwide
to help feed millions of Americans in these uncertain times.
“Feeding America network food banks have seen an unprecedented increase in need for
food assistance across the communities they serve,” said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot,
CEO of Feeding America. “Subway’s donation of 15 million meals will help ease the
burden felt by our neighbors struggling with hunger so they can instead focus on
navigating this difficult time with their families.”
Along with keeping restaurants open and ready to serve, Subway Franchise Owners
across the globe have stepped up in big ways in their local communities donating meals
to those on the frontlines including healthcare workers and first responders, as well as
donating meals to children who normally rely on school lunches.
Subway has also taken steps in restaurant to ensure a safe experience, including
increased frequency of cleaning and sanitizing, continued reinforcement of existing
health and food safety protocols and moving to a takeout and delivery-only model.
For more information about how Subway and its Franchise Owners are addressing the
coronavirus outbreak, visit Subway.com/COVIDRelief.
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About Subway ® Restaurants
The Subway restaurant chain continues to evolve the dining experience, offering guests
in more than 100 countries quality ingredients, as well as robust flavor combinations
while serving over 6 million made-to-order sandwiches created each day. All Subway
restaurants are owned and operated by more than 20,000 Franchise Owners, who
employ many people in their communities. The Subway experience is also delivered
online at Subway.com, through Subway.com/Delivers, and the Subway® App.
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About Feeding America
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Through
a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs, we provide
meals to more than 40 million people each year. Feeding America also supports
programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we
serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation
that protects people from going hungry. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us
on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
*From 4/17-4/30/20 Subway® will donate the monetary equivalent of 1 meal ($0.10) for every footlong sold, up to 15,000,000 meals ($1.5 million) to Feeding America®. $1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by
Feeding America on behalf of local member food banks.