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Locales feature lounge seating
The Subway sandwich chain is testing a more upscale format called Subway Café, which is designed to address the needs of franchisees looking to open in office buildings and other more high-end venues, Nation’s Restaurant News reports.
The test, which was launched by a Subway franchisee in an office building in Alexandria, Va., has expanded to about 15 locations, Les Winograd, a spokesman for the Milford, Conn.-based chain told NRN. The company expects to add 10 more by the end of the year, he added.
While still in the early stages of development, the Subway Café is designed to be a cross between a sandwich concept and coffee bar and is a little larger than the chain’s current locales, which average about 1,200-sq.-ft. of space. Winograd said the décor and signage for the café would be standardized, and would feature brick or wood paneled walls, more lounge-style seating with comfortable armchairs, and in some cases a fireplace. Lighting also would be different from standard Subway operations.
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