Subway Got Too Big – Franchisees Paid a Price

But franchisees can lose control of their restaurants for failing to meet Subway’s operating standards — violations cited by inspectors employed by development agents like Mr. Patel. Vishal Sharma, a franchisee in Nevada who owned three stores, described another meeting that Mr. Patel convened in Reno the same year. (Mr. Patel said in an email that he had been informing the franchisees that Subway’s lawyers were available to answer legal questions.)

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