The SUBWAY® restaurant chain was founded in 1965 by Fred DeLuca, a 17-year-old college freshman, and family friend Dr. Peter ... Buck. The first restaurant opened in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA on August 28 and was called Pete’s Super Submarines. The first franchised SUBWAY® unit opened in 1974 in Wallingford, Connecticut. There are more than 36.500 SUBWAY® franchises in 100 countries worldwide (as of 06/21/12). read more