Subway® Donates More Than 13.3 Million Meals To Help Fight Hunger Worldwide

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Nov 07, 2017, 07:18 ET

MILFORD, Conn., Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers around the world joined Subway® to help provide meals to millions of people facing hunger during the first ever World Sandwich Day. As a result of Subway's "Live Feed" event, the restaurant chain donated more than 13.3 million meals to more than 20 hunger-relief charities across the globe.

Multi-platinum singer and songwriter Andy Grammer joined Subway® on World Sandwich Day, Nov. 3, 2017, at the “Subway Live Feed Headquarters” in New York City. Together, Andy and Sandwich Artists™ made nearly 5,000 sandwiches for day-of donations to The Bowery Mission. Subway donated more than 13.3 million meals to 20 hunger-relief charities around the world. (Photo/Stuart Ramson)

Subway® celebrated its first-ever World Sandwich Day on Nov. 3, 2017 by donating 13.3 million meals to more than 20 hunger-relief charities around the world, including Foodbank, Australia's largest food relief organization. Australian customers were greeted by a special guest as they entered the store.

Multi-platinum singer and songwriter Andy Grammer joined Subway® on World Sandwich Day, Nov. 3, 2017, at the “Subway Live Feed Headquarters.” Andy treated guests to an exclusive performance to celebrate World Sandwich Day. Subway donated more than 13.3 million meals to 20 hunger-relief charities around the world. (Photo/Stuart Ramson)

Subway® Canada employees celebrated World Sandwich Day by volunteering with Food Banks Canada. Subway donated more than 13.3 million meals to 20 hunger-relief charities around the world, including 1 million meals to Food Banks Canada. (Photo/ Bard Azima of LivingFace Photography)

Subway celebrated its first ever World Sandwich Day on Nov. 3, 2017 by donating more than 13.3 million meals to more than 20 hunger-relief charities. Nearly 200,000 meals were donated to hunger-relief charities in Europe. In Berlin, Germany, Sandwich Artists™ diligently make sandwiches for customers who joined the World Sandwich Day celebration.

"As a food company with a global footprint, we are proud to be in the fight against hunger – and we cannot do it alone," said Suzanne Greco, President and CEO, Subway. "We have the best franchisees, Sandwich Artists™ and customers in the world. It is because of their hard work that we are able to make an impact on hunger in more than 60 countries around the world."

According to the World Food Program, one in nine people go hungry in the world every day. Most of them are children, working families and seniors. On Nov. 3, Subway took National Sandwich Day global with World Sandwich Day to address hunger around the world. More than 40,000 restaurants in more than 60 countries, including the U.S., helped Subway donate to people who do not have enough to eat.

"Every day, there are people who do not get the food they need to thrive, and families around the world struggle to put food on the table," said John Scott, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility, Subway. "As the world's largest sandwich restaurant chain, we have the opportunity to raise awareness about world hunger and partner with organizations around the world to fight hunger."

To support World Sandwich Day in the U.S., Subway U.S. donated 11.5 million meals to Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief-organization, to fight hunger in communities nationwide. This is the second consecutive year that Subway has collaborated with Feeding America for the sandwich holiday. In 2016, Subway made the largest single-day donation of 11 million meals, which provided resources to Feeding America's nationwide network of 200 food banks.

Visit www.SubwayLiveFeed.com to learn more about World Sandwich Day and the global impact it had on communities around the world.

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Founded by then 17-year-old Fred DeLuca and family friend Dr. Peter Buck more than 52 years ago, Subway® is still a family-owned business today working with more than 21,000 dedicated franchisees in communities around the world.

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