Subway Systems Australia
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Fast food restaurants
Doctor's Associates, Inc. owns the Subway trademark.
Company Ownership
Subway Systems Australia Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
Subway Group
owns 100% of Subway Systems Australia Pty Ltd |
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Sandwich shop operators Owners of the Subway fast food chain, the second largest chain behind McDonald's. Subway operate 41,600 restaurants in more than 100 countries. Owned by the DeLuca and Buck families until 2023 when US private equity firm Roark Capital bought the business for US$9.5 billion. | ||||||
Roark Capital Group
owns 100% of Subway Group |
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Private equity firm |
Company Assessment
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Subway Systems Australia Pty Ltd | ||||
This company received a packaging performance level of 4 (Leading) in its 2023 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO (2023) |
This company has been criticised for misleading advertising. In 2012 the Advertising Standards Bureau upheld complaints about a TV ad by this company on the grounds that it breached advertising codes. The ad was subsequently discontinued or modified.
Source: Advertising Standards Bureau (2012)
This company is under investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman for underpayment of its workers.
Source: Inside Retail (2019)
This company is a member of the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Forum, which was established in August 2010 as a formal partnership between the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and the QSR industry. Goals and outcomes of the forum include the introduction of kilojoule information on menus, reducing the salt and saturated fat content of menu items, and offering healthier options.
Source: AFGC (2017)
This company is listed on the RSPCA Australia website as 'cage-free and proud', signifying a commitment to source 100% cage-free eggs. Essentially cage-free means barn laid, which is better than cage eggs, but still much worse than free-range or organic eggs when it comes to animal welfare.
Source: RSPCA Australia (2020) |
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Forest 500 identifies the 350 companies and 150 financial institutions with the greatest exposure to tropical deforestation risk, and annually assesses them on the strength and implementation of their deforestation and human rights commitments. This company received a score of 11.8%.
Source: Forest 500 (2023)
In 2021 the Mind the Store campaign ranked 50 of the largest retailers in North America on their efforts to eliminate toxic chemicals from consumer products. This company received a grade of F.
Source: Mind the Store (2021)
The 2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark assessed 350 keystone companies across the entirety of the food system, from farm to fork. It covers three dimensions where transformation is needed: nutrition, environment and social inclusion. This company ranked #249/350, with a total score of 8.4/100.
Source: World Benchmarking Alliance (2021)
This company scores Ethical Consumer's worst rating for their use of palm oil, signifying they are using no or minimal certified palm products, and with no or minimal positive commitments.
Source: Ethical Consumer (2022)
The PalmOil Scan app, produced by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), rates companies on their commitment to sourcing sustainable palm oil. Companies are scored on their use of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO), commitment to sourcing CSPO, on-the-ground conservation action, and membership to the RSPO. Companies can earn a rating of Excellent, Good, Poor or No Commitment. This company is rated "Poor" (retrieved 18 Nov 2023).
Source: WAZA (2023)
The Pecking Order is a 2018 report by World Animal Protection which grades global fast food giants against three criteria for chicken welfare: policies, targets and reporting. This company's overall chicken welfare rating is 'very poor'.
Source: World Animal Protection (2018)
The 2021 Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report ranks global food companies on how they are managing and reporting their farm animal welfare policies and practices. This company appeared in tier 5, "On the business agenda but limited evidence of implementation", with tier 1 being the best, and tier 6 the worst.
Source: BBFAW (2021) |
Subway sources fresh produce from Mexico, where farm labourers endure exploitation and extreme hardship, this Los Angeles Times investigation reveals. [Listed under Information due to age of report]
Source: news article (2014)
This company sells Rainforest Alliance certified coffee and tea exclusively in selected countries. However this only represents a fraction of this company's globl coffee and tea sales. Rainforest Alliance certification has been dubbed 'Fairtrade light' by critics, as it offers producers no minimum price for their crop, and guarantees a minimum of just 30% of the product is certified.
Source: Rainforest Alliance (2020)
Compassion in World Farming is a UK-based organisation which works with the European food industry to encourage and reward commitment, transparency, performance and innovation in the field of animal welfare. This company won their Good Egg Awardw in 2008 and 2010 for sourcing only cage-free eggs across it's entire UK operation.
Source: Compassion in World Farming (2010)
In August 2012 this company received praise from the Humane Society for announcing that it will eliminate gestation crates - small cages used to confine breeding pigs - from its pork supply chains by 2022.
Source: Humane Society of the US (2012)
In Feb 2014 Subway announced it would remove a chemical used in yoga mats and shoe soles (azodiacarbonamide, a plastic-based additive) from the bread of its popular sandwiches after US food blogger Vani Hari got 57,000 signatures in a petition drive. Azodiacarbonamide has been linked to respiratory issues, allergies and asthma, and it is banned in Europe and Australia.
Source: news article (2014)
Chain Reaction V is a 2019 report released by a group of American advocacy groups which ranks America's top restaurant chains on their policies relating to antibiotic use in their beef supply chains. This company received a 'C' grade.
Source: NRDC (2019) |
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Roark Capital Group | ||||
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Company Details
Type | Franchise |
Contact Details
Address | Level 1, 42 Amelia St, Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4006, Australia |
Phone | 07 3216 0665 |
Freecall | 1800 630 355 |
ssa@subway.com | |
Website | www.subway.com.au |