The SUBWAY® restaurant chain was founded in 1965 by Fred DeLuca, a 17-year-old college freshman, and family friend Dr. Peter Buck. The first restaurant opened in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA on August 28 and was called Pete’s Super Submarines. The first franchised SUBWAY® unit opened in 1974 in Wallingford, Connecticut. There are more than 36.500 SUBWAY® franchises in 100 countries worldwide (as of 06/21/12).