Fred DeLuca
Frederick Adrian "Fred" DeLuca (born October 3, 1947 in Brooklyn , New York City , † September 14, 2015 in Lauderdale Lakes , Florida ) was an American entrepreneur . He is the founder of the Subway fast food chain .
According to the official company history, DeLuca was looking for a way to finance his medical studies at the age of 17 . Peter Buck, a friend of the family, is said to have advised him to open a sandwich shop. He should just rent a room, build a counter and buy some groceries . Buck would become his partner and give him $ 1,000 when Luca was ready to implement the idea. The first Subway restaurant opened on August 28, 1965 in Bridgeport , Connecticut, USA .
Today, in terms of the number of branches, Subway is the largest fast food chain in the world, but sales are far behind that of McDonald’s . DeLuca was ranked 242 on Forbes Magazine's 2006 list of the richest Americans with a fortune of $ 1.5 billion. He lived in Fort Lauderdale , Florida and was married. The marriage produced a son.
DeLuca died in Lauderdale Lakes in mid-September 2015 after being diagnosed with leukemia in 2013 .
literature
- Fred DeLuca and John P. Hayes: Start small, finish big . Warner Books, New York 2001, ISBN 0-446-67756-6 .
Web links
- Carolyn Braun: "Bigger than Big Mac" . Interview in Die Zeit No. 31 from July 22, 2004
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Robert D. McFadden: Fred DeLuca, Co-Founder of Subway Sandwich Chain, Dies at 67. In: The New York Times , September 15, 2015 (English). Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ↑ Subway Set to Overtake McD's, Omnipresence . Retrieved December 9, 2011.
- ↑ Forbes magazine
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | DeLuca, Fred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | DeLuca, Frederick Adrian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur and founder of the Subway fast food chain |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 2015 |
| Place of death | Lauderdale Lakes , Florida , United States |