Subway Hires Former Burger King Executive as Its New CEO
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – Jonathan Fitzpatrick, with over 20 years of franchising experience, will lead Subway amid US store closures and increased competition from Jersey Mike's and Firehouse Subs, aiming to boost growth.
- Subway hired Jonathan Fitzpatrick as its new CEO effective July 28, 2025, following John Chidsey's retirement at the end of 2024.
- The leadership change follows Subway's 2023 sale to Roark Capital, a private equity firm that plans to modernize and expand the chain internationally.
- Subway faces declining sales, having closed 1,645 units in three years and reported a 6% drop in consumer spending overall in 2025, according to industry data.
- Fitzpatrick, a former Burger King executive with over 20 years of experience, said he aims to increase sales and franchisee profitability while working with Subway's franchisees and employees.
- This CEO appointment signals Subway's effort to address competitive pressures from fast-growing chains and revive performance amid shrinking unit counts and low average-unit volumes.
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Subway hires former Burger King executive as its new CEO
Subway has hired a former Burger King executive as its new CEO. The Miami-based sandwich chain said Monday that Jonathan Fitzpatrick will join the company on July 28.
Subway taps ex-Burger King exec Jonathan Fitzpatrick as CEO as chain’s new owner looks to revive sales
Sandwich chain Subway on Monday named former Burger King executive Jonathan Fitzpatrick as its CEO starting July 28, tapping a fast-food industry veteran to lift sales and help expand its business globally.
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