0:00

I'm here to give you

0:02

a voice, I'm here to give you a voice to be heard, to

0:04

getting exactly what you

0:05

want, especially

0:07

when you eat. At Subway restaurants,

0:10

you choose your freshly baked bread, meats,

0:13

cheese, and veggies, to make a sub

0:15

that's just right for you. Is it just me, or has

0:17

everyone else been seeing a weird amount of Subway ads

0:19

on YouTube lately? Like, seriously, I

0:22

can't be alone in this, right? Well,

0:24

maybe you're getting a Subway ad on this very video

0:26

too, and they're probably showing you warm, toasted

0:28

bread, deli meat all folded up like little

0:30

ribbons, and fresh veggies all crisp and green.

0:33

You know, Subway, eat fresh, that whole saying, right?

0:36

It just depends on what your definition of fresh actually

0:39

is, I guess.

0:39

If three-week-old lettuce, 10 to

0:42

15-day-old produce, and pre-processed chicken

0:44

is fresh, then they are absolutely not stretching

0:46

the truth at all. But if you'd

0:48

like chemicals used in yoga mats and shoe

0:51

soles out of your bread, then maybe you

0:53

and Subway have a different definition.

0:55

Yet, Subway is still the largest

0:57

chain in the US, not in revenue, but

0:59

in number. They have over 20,000

1:02

locations in total.

1:03

Financially, they don't seem to be well off. The $10

1:06

billion company is seeking a buyer, and

1:08

though they claim to be earning more money, price

1:10

hikes and inflation likely boosted

1:12

their numbers. Subway hasn't

1:14

been discouraged though, and they've actually started

1:17

to remodel themselves in the past year or so. The

1:19

design is called a fresh forward design, which

1:21

I find hilariously ironic and hypocritical

1:24

considering that their food is virtually anything but

1:26

that. Now, instead

1:28

of the Subway you grew up with, the infamous sandwich

1:31

shop looks almost like a green fro-yo store

1:33

with lemonade and limeade stations and quirky

1:35

minimalist art. They're trying very,

1:37

very hard to adapt. They've even added

1:40

house-made pickles and gluten-free bread to the

1:42

menu, but at the end of the day, they're

1:44

still Subway. The way they treat

1:46

their customers and franchisees can't be

1:48

covered with a bunch of green

1:49

paint, unfortunately. So let's

1:51

start to peel away those superficial layers and

1:53

really take a look at what Subway stands for here

1:56

on the Corporate Casket. A

1:58

multimillionaire who made.

1:59

his fortune by being a relatable

2:02

everyman has become one of the most guilty

2:04

to shouting in America involving

2:06

child pornography and underage sex.

2:09

The franchisees

2:10

have got no discretion

2:13

about any other aspect

2:16

of it. I was vulnerable, I was

2:18

exploited because I think

2:20

young people are virtuous of trust.

2:23

Now a disclaimer, this section of

2:26

today's episode will discuss essay

2:28

and pedophilia so please feel free to skip this section

2:30

if you're not in the headspace to hear about it.

2:32

For years I ate fried food and burgers that

2:34

looked like this and I

2:37

looked like this. Then

2:39

I found Subway restaurants. We'll

2:43

start with a chapter in Subway history that I'm

2:45

sure the brand would like to forget, Jared Fogel.

2:47

And here's the thing, I know you might roll your eyes

2:49

and say Subway isn't responsible for the horrific

2:52

things he did. It's not as if they could stop

2:54

him and they have a right to assume innocence

2:56

until proven guilty. Unfortunately things

2:59

are a little bit more complicated than just the black and

3:01

white as most things are in life.

3:04

In case you didn't know based on the name Jared

3:06

Fogel alone, this chapter is going to

3:08

mention the sexualization of minors. Jared

3:10

Fogel has become infamous for his crimes

3:12

but before he was known as a disgusting piece

3:15

of scum he was simply known as the Subway

3:17

guy, the very face of the company.

3:19

He was basically living proof that Subway

3:22

was healthy because he lost weight eating

3:24

one of their sandwiches a day for years. Try

3:27

to imagine if Chipotle or even McDonald's was

3:29

able to make those claims. A young obese

3:31

college student trying to lose weight starts eating healthier

3:34

and within their diet is one burrito or

3:36

one burger every single day from one of those places.

3:39

After losing about 245 pounds

3:41

in less than a year it would seem like this diet

3:44

actually served them well and for Jared it

3:46

landed him an immense health article called Stupid

3:48

Diets That Work. Once Subway saw it

3:51

the rest is history.

3:52

Here is Jared Fogel. You may have seen

3:55

him on the news or a talk show. He

3:57

was inspired by Subway's great tasting sandwiches.

4:00

Jared believes in an active lifestyle.

4:02

Of course, the Subway diet isn't really this

4:04

secret miracle diet that will make you lose weight. He

4:07

had coffee for breakfast, a turkey sandwich for

4:09

lunch, and a vegetable sandwich for dinner. As

4:11

Jared was eating far fewer calories than he had

4:13

previously been eating and adding exercise

4:15

to his routine, of course

4:16

he was going to lose weight. But this

4:18

doesn't mean that Subway is the weight loss key

4:21

that we've all been looking for. Even

4:23

so, Jared became the Subway guy, seemingly

4:25

adding credibility to Subway's claims that they're

4:27

eating healthy and fresh.

4:29

The two became intertwined and richer thanks

4:31

to the other's efforts. And Jared even went

4:33

around elementary schools with his old pair

4:35

of 60-inch waist jeans, telling kids

4:37

about how to eat healthy.

4:39

As it turns out, schools were probably the last

4:41

place he belonged. A

4:46

former Subway franchisee, Cindy Mills,

4:48

noticed some disturbing things about Jared early on.

4:50

Right after they met in 2008, he told

4:53

her that he liked them young and even admitted

4:55

to her that he'd had sex with minors.

4:57

As minors can't consent, I think

4:59

we can just call this what it is, rape. Jared

5:02

also said he had been with child prostitutes as young

5:04

as nine in Thailand and attempted

5:06

to convince Mills that she should get into the business

5:08

herself and sell her body on Craigslist.

5:11

So yeah, that took a dark turn a

5:13

little too quick almost. One

5:15

second, Jared was this all-American, Subway-eating

5:18

average guy. And the next, he'd tell

5:20

Subway workers about his sick perversions. But

5:23

Mills wasn't alone.

5:24

Rachelle Hermann Walrond also spoke

5:26

out, claiming that Jared told her in great detail

5:28

what he did. Apparently

5:30

he had a charity devoted to children's health and conspired

5:33

with the former executive director, Russell Taylor,

5:35

to set up hidden cameras in his home.

5:38

Taylor would retrieve the photos and videos of nude

5:40

minors and then send them over to Jared, placing

5:42

CP directly into his hands. And

5:45

Rachelle was rightfully horrified. I

5:47

was shocked. I was stunned. I

5:50

couldn't believe what I just heard. He would tell

5:52

me the ages that he was interested in, boy

5:55

or girl. And he would also indicate

5:57

the fact that he has done it before.

5:59

Initially, Rochelle ended up working with the FBI

6:02

to take down Jared and hold him accountable. Jared

6:04

fell from grace, Subway disavowed him, and

6:07

now he's in prison, infamous and deservedly

6:09

hated. But

6:10

why should we be mad at Subway? Well,

6:13

it's because they knew.

6:14

Rochelle went to the authorities, but Cindy went

6:16

to Subway. She spoke with the CEO

6:18

of the Subway franchisee Advertising Fund

6:21

Trust, or SF-AFT,

6:22

which is Jared's employer. The

6:24

CEO, Jeff Moody, cut her off and

6:27

said that he dealt with those complaints before, but told

6:29

Mills, quote,

6:30

"'Don't worry, he has met someone. "'She's a

6:32

teacher and he seems to love her very much,

6:34

"'and we think she will keep him grounded.'" And

6:37

first of all, that is insanely messed up that Subway

6:39

would put all the pressure on Katie to simply

6:41

fix a pedophile by dating him. That's

6:43

really not how it works. Jared won't stop

6:45

exploiting children because of a new love interest. And

6:48

expectedly, this

6:49

she-that-moody reference, Katie McLaughlin, divorced

6:51

Jared when she found out. She also

6:53

claimed that Subway had been warned multiple times since 2004,

6:57

and they failed every test of corporate responsibility.

7:00

Secondly, Subway had the nerve to tell Business

7:02

Insider that they had no record of the Mills allegations,

7:05

as Jeff Moody now works for Rita's Italian

7:07

Ice. So either Jeff Moody didn't keep

7:09

a record of this interaction, or Subway is

7:11

lying, and they erased it

7:13

or lost it. But neither is a good

7:15

look. In my opinion, this doesn't really

7:17

change things either. Subway may not be technically

7:20

liable for this since Jared was an SF-AFT

7:23

employee, but I think the backlash they

7:25

received is beyond warranted. This guy

7:27

was going into schools, easily gaining access

7:29

to children, even admired by some of them, and

7:31

these horrific allegations were not taken seriously.

7:34

He was the face of the company, their primary spokesperson,

7:37

and he was a monster.

7:39

If that's who you wanted to represent Subway,

7:41

like, okay, sure, go for it, but it

7:43

just proved to me that you cared far more about money

7:46

and appearance than the wellbeing of your customers

7:48

and children if you had Jared representing

7:50

you.

7:51

But I guess I shouldn't be surprised though, considering the way

7:53

they treat their employees too. Are

7:56

franchisees frightened? People

7:58

terrified. threatened because

8:01

I'm scared of their target. Franchisees

8:03

claim many want to get out, but say they

8:05

can't because hit office won't approve it

8:08

unless expensive refurbishing... The way

8:10

Subway treats their franchisees has come to light

8:12

in recent years, especially after John

8:14

Oliver covered the topic in 2022.

8:16

Not that much seems

8:18

likely to change considering that this is simply the

8:20

way their business works, but what's wrong

8:22

with it?

8:23

They give you an opportunity to run your own business

8:25

and that should be fantastic news,

8:27

but that phrase kind of also sounds like something

8:29

a hunbot would say, and while this is not a pyramid

8:32

scheme, you could still end up pretty screwed

8:34

if you buy into it. According

8:38

to the New York Times, Subway grew so quickly

8:40

in large part because of entrepreneurial immigrants.

8:43

McDonald's might cost almost 50,000 for

8:45

a franchise fee, but you also need

8:47

to have half a million dollars in liquid assets,

8:50

and it can cost around one to $2 million to

8:52

launch a brand new restaurant.

8:54

Subway on the other hand is far easier

8:55

with a much lower barrier to entry.

8:57

It's only $15,000 for a franchise fee, and

9:00

sure, while you have to hand over a fair amount of gross

9:03

sales, which is 8%, and agree

9:05

to other fees and stipulations that some chains don't,

9:07

it seems like a dream come

9:08

true for a lot of people. After

9:11

all, there's no real cooking involved, and you've got

9:13

a well-known recognizable brand on your hands,

9:15

and you don't have to pay nearly as much money

9:17

as other franchisees to do it,

9:19

but if it sounds too good to be true, it probably

9:22

is. Whereas investment firms buy

9:24

up McDonald's and Burger King's, families

9:26

are the ones buying Subway shops, and many

9:28

of them, around 30 to 50%, are immigrant

9:30

families too.

9:31

And unfortunately, while they may look great on paper

9:34

to offer individuals a chance to buy a franchise,

9:37

many of these families and immigrants are unaware

9:39

of the headaches that

9:39

Subway can cause. They think it's a chance

9:42

to build a new life, but Subway sees it differently.

9:45

First and foremost, the fees are ridiculous.

9:48

Maybe you've even seen TikTokers complain about the

9:50

prices at Subway, but make no mistake,

9:52

it's not like the franchisees are seeing as

9:54

much of that money as you'd think.

9:56

Subway charges 8% in royalty fees, but

9:58

that's only if you agree to all. a whole host

10:00

of other conditions, like a non-disparagement

10:03

clause,

10:03

agreeing to pay three years worth of royalties and

10:06

advertising payments if you close a store, allowing

10:08

Subway to dictate your store's hours and plenty

10:10

more.

10:11

If you don't agree to those conditions, then you're

10:13

paying them a 10% royalty rate instead,

10:16

and that's double

10:16

other comparable sub-shop chains. And

10:19

that doesn't even begin to cover the 4.5% advertising fee, which

10:23

puts Subway's fees between 12.5 to 14.5%.

10:27

And yes, you have to pay these fees even

10:29

if you're not making a profit, meaning that between

10:31

employees' salaries and the bills to keep the lights

10:33

on, you could very well end up paying more than

10:35

you're making.

10:36

And it's not like this is helped by the cheap cost of

10:39

the $5 footlongs that Subway promotes either. When

10:41

you're a thin margin for profit and Subway

10:43

decides to make it thinner by pretty much taking all

10:45

that's left, what's left for the franchisees?

10:49

It's one thing for that to happen when you open your own

10:51

restaurant, but there's something especially shitty

10:53

about having to pay a company such a hefty portion

10:55

of royalties even if their brand isn't serving

10:57

you whatsoever.

10:59

Like their brand was damaged when Jared was exposed,

11:01

right? Imagine being a Subway franchisee

11:03

at that time, deeply hurt by the terrible

11:06

decisions the company made, having no sense

11:08

of recourse, and still having to pay Subway

11:10

a pretty penny for their advertising fees. I'd

11:12

be pretty pissed too.

11:15

So then how are there so many Subways open?

11:17

They must be doing something right.

11:18

And well, not really, because

11:21

more and more Subways are actually closing in recent

11:23

years due to the basic flaws in their business model

11:25

and their insatiable love of expanding.

11:30

Well, new information right now out of Bloomington,

11:33

the Monroe County Health Department has closed

11:35

all but one Subway in the city

11:37

due to licensing issues. Earlier

11:39

today, notices were put up on nine Subway

11:42

restaurant locations

11:43

stating the owner- It used to be the joke on my side

11:45

of the franchise industry that not only

11:47

will Subway as a corporation take anyone with

11:50

money, but they'll open a location

11:52

three streets over. And franchise industry expert,

11:55

Joel Levada, told Business Insider, they

11:57

don't care.

11:58

And Joel certainly was not wrong. In downtown

12:01

Cleveland, Ohio, there are seven subways in

12:03

a one mile radius, seven. You'd

12:05

think the company would tell their franchisees to spread out

12:08

a little bit more so they're not competing with one another, but

12:10

it's the exact opposite. One

12:12

lawsuit claimed that Subway would encourage immigrant

12:14

franchisees to open stores within blocks

12:16

of one another, subtly threatening that if they didn't,

12:19

the company would find someone else to compete with

12:21

them. In other words, if you don't play this

12:23

game, we'll make you.

12:24

Though these revelations have been highlighted recently,

12:27

they're not new by any means.

12:29

Back in 1998, an economist at

12:31

Fortune said that Subway was the biggest problem

12:33

in franchising and a key example

12:35

of, quote, "'every abuse you can think of.'"

12:38

And those are some pretty damning words and there's

12:40

even more evidence to back it up. See,

12:42

if business isn't going well, Subway isn't

12:44

about to help you. They're not a caring corporation

12:47

that wants to work with their franchisees and give them

12:49

the tools they need to succeed, at least not

12:51

as far as I can see. Instead, the

12:53

corporate office can push store owners out of their

12:55

investments, terminate the business and take

12:58

control.

12:59

But surely you can't be kicked out for no good reason. No,

13:01

no, no, no, definitely not. So let's take a

13:03

look at some of the reasons that you might be cited. A

13:06

handprint on a glass door,

13:08

the wrong brand of bathroom soap,

13:09

cucumber slices that are too thick and

13:12

needing a new bulb for a light fixture. And

13:14

yes, perfect sense. Thickness

13:16

of a cucumber, disgusting. That's definitely

13:19

violation worthy. And a handprint

13:21

on glass, no way. We want birds to

13:23

be able to fly into those windows and doors if they so

13:25

choose. And it's disgusting that franchisees

13:27

would even allow a smudge on

13:29

their restaurants.

13:30

Now I'm being sarcastic here, of course, because this has

13:32

to be some of the most ridiculous

13:34

citation reasons I've ever heard. I

13:36

get foods being improperly labeled and no

13:39

sanitary hand washing station. But those

13:41

are things you'd expect of any restaurant, but a brand

13:43

of soap shouldn't be

13:44

citation worthy. Still, this all

13:46

really happened. And Mr. Tripathi

13:48

said he experienced all of this to the point

13:50

where he felt as if someone had a vendetta

13:53

against his shop. Hell, when an inspector

13:55

told him a light fixture needed a new bulb, he bought

13:57

one immediately. But upon his return, he

13:59

was cited. Anyway,

14:01

but Rebecca Hustler, his inspector really

14:03

was out to get his shop. As Rebecca

14:05

herself explains, she had instructions from

14:07

her boss to find fault with the store and told

14:09

the New York Times quote, I was kind of his hit

14:11

man.

14:12

And who the hell wants to work for our company who's going to put

14:14

like an economic hit on you like this? Rebecca

14:17

even realized what she was doing was wrong, thinking we're

14:19

ruining these people as she cited him for the light bulb.

14:22

And

14:22

while it's great that she has regret now, it's a little

14:25

too late for Mr. Tripathi who had his store

14:27

stripped out from under him, his livelihood taken away

14:29

and is hoped for a

14:30

better future crushed. And seriously,

14:32

I hope he's doing better now. I can't imagine

14:34

how infuriating that must have been, let alone

14:37

how paranoia inducing.

14:38

Reviews do make sense when you're running a franchise.

14:41

And I understand that Subway or any shop

14:43

for that matter would want to make sense that

14:45

a store is keeping the brand name squeaky clean.

14:47

But if these inspectors

14:48

are really consultants as Subway calls

14:51

them, then they should do

14:53

a little bit more to help the store do some actual consulting

14:55

instead of just tearing them down.

14:57

And even if you do have the right brand of soap, you

14:59

can still get cited too, as inspectors have

15:02

allegedly sabotaged franchisees by

15:04

puncturing storage bags and then waiting to

15:06

record the temperature. It's beyond disheartening

15:08

and so many of these store owners are unable to

15:10

pay back their loans.

15:12

There have even been instances of litigation in the

15:14

works. One Nevada state court case claims

15:16

that Subway's BDAs or business

15:18

development agents exploit Indian Americans

15:20

or Indian immigrants.

15:22

Another in New York claims that franchise

15:24

agreements were procured by fraud too. Unfortunately,

15:27

the legal route is slow, so I'm not really sure

15:29

when or if we'll see results from these cases. Right

15:32

now, Subway has only given the classic dry

15:34

corporate response stating, Subway is

15:36

proud of its diverse franchisee network. Our

15:39

current recruitment strategy focuses on attracting

15:41

experienced franchise operators with strong

15:43

business acumen and providing them with the tools

15:45

and support needed to grow their business and ensure

15:48

long-term success.

15:49

Subway can refresh their restaurants look all they

15:51

want and market their new lemonade drinks to connect

15:53

with younger guests. But at the end of the day, when

15:56

their business model is allegedly this exploitative

15:58

and toxic, I don't think any.

15:59

the amount of new paint is going to fix that. But

16:02

let's just say you still want to eat at Subway after all

16:05

of this. Maybe you just don't care about

16:07

the way they treat their franchisees or who their spokesperson

16:09

may be. Well, just don't order the

16:11

tuna.

16:15

One lawsuit claimed that Subway's tuna isn't

16:17

actually tuna. It's a mixture of various

16:19

concoctions. Subway insists the tuna

16:21

in their sandwich is flaked, blended tuna

16:24

with creamy mayo, but the star ingredients

16:26

are supposedly not even fish. The

16:28

plaintiff in the suit wouldn't explain what the

16:30

lab test revealed, so I guess we'll most likely

16:32

never know for sure what the mystery meat is,

16:35

but that doesn't really make this any less concerning

16:37

if we're being honest. Apparently

16:39

this is done to save money because the fabricated

16:41

ingredient is less costly, but this has

16:44

the potential to be dangerous for a whole slew of

16:46

reasons, let alone any kind of allergic

16:48

reaction for not disclosing the actual ingredients.

16:51

But that means that this sandwich doesn't have the health

16:53

benefits it claims by a long shot,

16:54

if it's true anyway. Not

16:56

to mention, tuna is one of their most popular sandwiches

16:59

apparently, so this could affect many people eating in Subway

17:01

restaurants. Of course, Subway has

17:04

said that these claims are totally baseless, and in

17:06

court their argument sort of held up. The

17:08

lawsuit against their questionable tuna was dismissed

17:10

because the plaintiffs didn't meet a legal standard

17:13

to sue.

17:14

They couldn't claim that they were harmed by the so-called

17:16

mystery meat or anything, so there weren't

17:18

enough grounds. Even so, the plaintiffs are

17:20

determined to go after Subway legally for misrepresentation.

17:24

The New York Times reported that in a new filing, the

17:26

complaints weren't centered around if the tuna was

17:28

actually tuna, but if it was 100% sustainably

17:31

caught skipjack and yellowfin tuna, as

17:33

Subway claims.

17:35

Unsurprisingly, when the New York Times put

17:37

this to the test and actually froze and mailed

17:39

tuna to the lab, it came back with the results

17:41

that no amplifiable tuna DNA was

17:43

present in the sample.

17:45

So that means it wasn't tuna. However,

17:48

when Inside Edition sent samples to the lab, they

17:50

found that the specimen was tuna. So

17:53

I'm not sure which it is. I don't know if you're actually eating

17:55

tuna or not. Maybe it depends on

17:57

the store. The thing is, seafood

18:00

can be mislabeled between 26 to 87% of the time. Fish

18:04

is often mislabeled as more desirable

18:06

when it's actually just cod or snapper, which are

18:08

less desired, but more readily available. And

18:10

as disappointing as it might be to hear, I really

18:12

don't think Subway is fully at fault here. Rudy

18:15

from Catalina Offshore Products explains, quote,

18:18

"'They're buying a can of tuna that says tuna. If

18:20

there's any fraud in this case, it happened at

18:22

the cannery.'

18:23

Peter Horn, the director of Ending Illegal

18:25

Fishing Project had a similar statement and added,

18:28

quote,

18:28

"'In the defense of Subway, or quite a lot of

18:30

these fishmongers, the further you get

18:32

the fish from the bone, the harder it is to recognize

18:35

what that fish is.

18:36

Basically, this isn't a Subway issue. And

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if Subway is having this mystery meat issue,

18:41

then there are probably plenty of other chains

18:43

that have it too.

18:45

Should Subway be more careful

18:46

with their sourcing? Yes, but

18:48

so should everybody. This is an industry-wide

18:50

problem. And while I do think Subway deserves criticism,

18:53

I think they deserve far more criticism for their

18:55

chain-specific treatment of franchisees and

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the whole handling of the Jared Fogle

18:59

situation, if that makes sense. I feel like that's

19:01

pretty obvious, but, you know, the fish,

19:03

I guess, too." Now, of course,

19:05

there are issues with another food too,

19:07

like the bread. Ireland's Supreme Court

19:10

said that Subway bread contains too much sugar

19:12

to even meet their legal definition of bread.

19:14

And sure, this might just sound like

19:16

a fun, messed up fact about how other countries

19:18

aren't allowed as much sugar in their bread, but

19:20

it does feel pretty misleading the more you think about

19:22

it.

19:23

I mean, what did Subway advertise

19:25

when we first heard about them?

19:26

Eat fresh. With Jared as their

19:29

spokesperson, they promoted healthy eating,

19:31

insinuating that they would help you lose weight and how

19:33

good for you their sandwiches were.

19:35

But with their bread so full of sugar, do

19:37

they really have a leg to stand on?

19:39

Again, this is an industry-wide issue. Some

19:42

brands of Martin's bread have more sugar than

19:44

some candy's, as well as Dave's Raisin

19:47

the Roof, Wonder Bread, and Brown Bread

19:49

at the Cheesecake Factory, Yootie's gluten-free

19:51

cinnamon raisin bread, and Arnold Holgrain's

19:54

Oatnut Bread,

19:55

just to name a few. But does this mean

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that Subway's off the hook? Absolutely not.

19:59

It only means that they're the only ones

20:02

guilty of trying to look healthy. When

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you go to the grocery store and you see a bread

20:06

labeled oatnut with cute little farmhouse

20:08

on the package and stuff, you're probably just

20:10

not expecting that bread to be loaded with sugar.

20:13

But this is America, so you know, we

20:15

always find creative ways to put sugar in

20:17

just about everything, even the most unexpected

20:19

of things.

20:22

I'd say the most guilt Subway has in

20:24

this situation is the fact that they claim to

20:26

be healthy. Like their whole motto of

20:29

eat fresh feels incredibly hollow when

20:31

nutritionists say that they're better than fried foods,

20:33

but have a ton of processed ingredients in sugar.

20:35

It's a pretty low bar to hit.

20:38

Now, at the end of the day, health-wise and finance-wise,

20:40

you're likely better off buying the ingredients yourself

20:43

and making a few sandwiches that last for a week.

20:45

I'm pretty sure most of us already knew that, and that's how

20:47

most restaurants and chains work. So if

20:50

you do decide to avoid Subway after this, let

20:52

it be for the right reasons. Let it be because

20:54

you oppose the rotten business model that they

20:56

use. Because in that regard, Subway

20:58

is anything but fresh.

21:01

But with all of that being said, that's where we're

21:03

going to end today's episode of the Corporate

21:05

Casket. So let me know your thoughts. What do you

21:07

think about Subway? I feel like a lot of people already

21:09

knew about kind of the Jared Fogle situations. That's

21:12

why I kind of

21:12

put it in the beginning and kind of got around

21:14

the basics of it, but didn't really dig

21:17

too deep, also because it's just really fucking

21:19

disgusting. But in terms

21:21

of like the bread situation and

21:23

the tuna, tuna gate, whatever, and obviously

21:25

the way they treat franchisees, that was what I

21:28

found far more incredible and

21:30

incredibly terrible for being honest, and especially

21:32

when it comes to the franchisees.

21:33

They make this low barrier

21:35

to entry or what appears to be a low barrier of entry,

21:38

only to really screw a whole bunch of people in the

21:40

process. And they do it and then

21:42

make money off that situation while the franchisees

21:44

lose. But let me

21:46

know your thoughts. And if you enjoyed

21:49

today's episode, make sure that you're liking, following, and

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subscribing to stay up to date on all the

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latest information. Thank you so much for

21:55

tuning into today's episode. I really do appreciate

21:57

it. And I'll see you in the next one. Bye. You