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Subway unveils new Blueprint restaurant prototype for EMEA region

Subway plans to double its footprint in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa within five years using a digitally connected restaurant layout.

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Subway has unveiled a new restaurant design and brand format named Blueprint for its operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Nation's Restaurant News and Yahoo Finance both report that the sandwich chain plans to roll out the new prototype across the region next year for new locations and remodeled units. [1][2]

Nation's Restaurant News reported that the Blueprint format features a more digitally connected layout. It includes an After Dark shift beginning at 6 p.m., designed to offer a later-night atmosphere and menu. Subway has already tested the format in locations across the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. [1]

The Middle East is a geopolitical region that includes Egypt and West Asia. Within Subway's corporate regional structure, the Europe, Middle East, and Africa division also encompasses India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, according to Nation's Restaurant News. [1][3]

Nation's Restaurant News reported that Subway intends to double its operational footprint across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region over the next five years. [1]

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In short

  • Subway unveiled its new Blueprint prototype for the EMEA region.
  • The Blueprint model includes an After Dark shift starting at 6 p.m. with an updated menu.
  • The new concept was tested in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
  • Subway aims to double its restaurant footprint in the EMEA region in five years.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Subway unveils new prototype for Europe, the Middle East, and AfricaNation's Restaurant News, 5h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Subway unveils new prototype for Europe, the Middle East, and AfricaYahoo Finance, 5h ago

Background

  1. [3]Middle East on Wikipedia
  2. [4]R211 (New York City Subway car) on Wikipedia
  3. [5]Le Mans Prototype on Wikipedia
  4. [6]Middle East on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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