Subway's $9.6 Billion Empire Is Collapsing — And It Did It to Itself

▶ More Burnt Empires documentaries:    / @burntempires   A little over ten years ago, America had around 27,000 Subway restaurants, almost twice as many as McDonald's. Since then, more than 8,300 have disappeared, and the chain has shrunk every single year for a decade. Yet the company behind it just made more profit than the year before. Discover how a 17-year-old's $1,000 sandwich shop became the biggest restaurant chain on Earth, why Subway gets paid on sales instead of profit, how the $5 footlong filled the stores and emptied the owners' wallets, and why the rule that built the empire is now taking it apart. Should Subway close even more stores, or bring back the $5 footlong? Share your thoughts in the comments and subscribe for more business documentaries. #Subway #Business #FastFood #Documentary #Restaurants