>Lately I've become more and more interested in purchasing a franchise business, namely Subway Sandwich.
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>Do you have any advise, pro/con?


My advice probably has little or no credence, since I don't know the nuts and bolts of fast food or franchising. I have read that McDonald's franchisees make a heck of a lot of money. Not sure if that's accurate or not. The one thing that would make me nervous about Subway is there are so many of them already. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting the window of another new Subway location. If they haven't saturated the market already, they must be closing in on it. Did you know there are now more Subways than McDonalds? Consider also that they have strong competition from growing chains like Quizno's and Jimmy John's, both of whom make better sandwiches than Subway.

The best advice I can give you is talk to someone who really knows the industry and the dollars and cents of franchise ownership. We've got a lot of opinions here, not always accompanied by equivalent knowledge ;-(