604 – Subway 賽百味的起源

Source: https://www.tastingtable.com/1047972/the-origin-story-of-subway/

Love it, hate it, or somewhere in between, you have to admit, at some point or another in your life, Subway has been there for you.

The story goes back to 1965. It was then that 17-year-old Fred DeLuca was facing the dilemma of how to pay for his college education. He turned to a family friend Dr. Peter Buck, a nuclear physicist employed in the energy sector, for advice. Buck, remembered a popular sub shop from his youth and suggested it might be a good business for the young DeLuca. He even seeded the venture with a $1,000 loan.

The shop was originally known as Pete's Super Submarines. On their opening day, they sold out of their signature item, the foot-long sub sandwich, then priced at 69 cents. One problem, though, was the name. Customers often misheard it, so DeLuca and his Buck settled on the less-confusing Pete's Subway, which was eventually shortened to simply Subway.