Who Owns Firehouse Subs?
Firehouse Restaurant is very famous In America as a name of Inc Group Firehouse Subs It is a Fast casual restaurant chain in Florida and Jacksonville it’s Specialized in submarine sandwiches. It was owned by firefighter 2 brothers named Chris and Robin Sorensen in 1994, They also own Supplementary International Restaurant brands like Tim Hortons, Popeyes, and Burger King.
Firehouse Subs has over 46 states and 1,210 restaurant branches all over the world like Switzerland Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, and soon the United Kingdom and the Middle East by 2024.
Why did they make the firehouse name of the Restaurant,
The Sorensens participate in firefighting, and they are firefighters so that’s why they made their name Firehouse The interior decor of Firehouse Subs restaurant Location is inspired by the fire station, and there are a lot of things like a fire station The brand Color of this Restaurant is also red and that is a match of fire station color, that is a very good concept of this Restaurant People Love this because of their good Reviews.
The Sorensens participate in firefighting, and they are firefighters so that’s why they made their name Firehouse The interior decor of Firehouse Subs restaurant Location is inspired by the fire station, and there are a lot of things like a fire station The brand Color of this Restaurant is also red and that is a match of fire station color, that is a very good concept of this Restaurant People Love this because of their good Reviews.
Menu
The menu of Firehouse, features hot Specialty subs, sandwiches, salads, and other seasonal items, inspired by the name of Firehouse with the name of engineer, Firehouse Hero, and Hook and Ladder. The subs are made with meats and cheeses, on toasted sub rolls, and served Fully involved with condiments and vegetables. Chris and Robihn are in charge of the menu and the product management director is Jay Miller he worked there in 2017 in the company and manages this company as his own Company.
History
Like their father Rob Sorensen, a 43-year veteran of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department in Jacksonville, Florida, Brother Chris and Robin Sorensen chose the same career path.
October 10, 1994, the first Firehouse Subs restaurant launched in Jacksonville Firehouse Subs First experimented with chain operation in 1995. After that, the CEO decided to step back on this idea, ultimately taking back those associated locations. Rather they decided to focus on running company-owned stores only especially in the Jacksonville area.
In 1998 Firehouse Subs exceeded 10 locations, afterward that year they opened their first location outside of Florida.
In 2000, the founder decided to take a different strategy, using advisers to plan franchise growth. They were able to set up financing for potential franchisees. The second wave of franchising began in 2001.
In 2011, Firehouse Subs opened its first franchises in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, via local franchisee Caribbean Restaurants.
By 2012 the company reached 500 locations, ending the year with nearly 600 in July 2016, Firehouse Subs launched its 1,000th location.
In 2015, Firehouse Subs opened its first location in Canada, with its first location launching in Oshawa, Ontario in October with franchisee OnFire
Restaurant Group. As of today, the group manages 50 Canadian restaurants, with plans to open a total of 90 in Ontario alone. The chain also launched a loyalty program.
Airport Branch
In June 2017, Firehouse Subs launched its First branch in the airport location at Jacksonville International. In December 2017, the brand’s second branch airport location launched at Orlando International.
On-campus Branch
In April 2018, the chain opened its first on-campus branch location at Western New England University in 2020 the chain opened a location at Jacksonville’s Baptist Medical Center.
Other Branches
On November 15, 2021, Burger King Parent Restaurant Brands International announced that it would acquire Firehouse Subs for 1$
Billion. The acquisition was completed on December 15, 2021.
On June 22, 2023, Firehouse Subs opened its first location outside North America in Zurich, Switzerland.
