Franchise opportunities compared
Subway vs Supreme Deli
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
Subway
$227,000 – $458,000
2026 FDD · Item 7Supreme Deli
$27,975
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Subway
$15,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 29Supreme Deli
$50,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15Royalty · Item 6
Subway
8%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 36Supreme Deli
Not available
Before you compare
- Subway figures come from its 2026 FDD and Supreme Deli figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Subway discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
SubwayNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Supreme DeliNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
Subway vs Supreme Deli: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Subway or Supreme Deli?
- Subway: $227,000 – $458,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Supreme Deli: $27,975 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Supreme Deli. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Do Subway and Supreme Deli disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Subway makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Supreme Deli makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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Full Subway report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Supreme Deli report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
