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Subway Hires Former Burger King Executive as Its New CEO
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – Jonathan Fitzpatrick, with over 20 years of franchising experience, will lead Subway amid US store closures and increased competition from Jersey Mike's and Firehouse Subs, aiming to boost growth.
- Subway hired Jonathan Fitzpatrick as its new CEO effective July 28, 2025, following John Chidsey's retirement at the end of 2024.
- The leadership change follows Subway's 2023 sale to Roark Capital, a private equity firm that plans to modernize and expand the chain internationally.
- Subway faces declining sales, having closed 1,645 units in three years and reported a 6% drop in consumer spending overall in 2025, according to industry data.
- Fitzpatrick, a former Burger King executive with over 20 years of experience, said he aims to increase sales and franchisee profitability while working with Subway's franchisees and employees.
- This CEO appointment signals Subway's effort to address competitive pressures from fast-growing chains and revive performance amid shrinking unit counts and low average-unit volumes.
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Subway hires former Burger King executive as its new CEO
Subway has hired a former Burger King executive as its new CEO. The Miami-based sandwich chain said Monday that Jonathan Fitzpatrick will join the company on July 28.
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