{"id":8631,"date":"2017-07-20T18:27:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T17:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisney.com\/belfast\/?p=8631"},"modified":"2020-11-05T18:35:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T18:35:29","slug":"milestone-100th-subway-store-opens-in-northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisney.com\/belfast\/milestone-100th-subway-store-opens-in-northern-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestone 100th Subway\u00ae Store Opens In Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Subway\u00ae brand is pleased to announce the opening of its 100th<\/sup> store in Northern Ireland. Located on Upper Lisburn Road, Finaghy, Belfast, the store is owned by Subway\u00ae franchisees and local businessmen, Muhammad Aamir and Akhlaq Akhtar.<\/p>\n The Subway\u00ae brand has undergone significant growth in Northern Ireland, with the first store opening some 19 years ago in Botanic Avenue in Belfast, and has created more than 1,500 new jobs. Through its franchise model, the brand has also helped a significant number of local people to fulfil their dreams of becoming their own boss.<\/p>\n The team responsible for its growth in Northern Ireland are Development Agents, Neil Black, Paul Heyes and Adam Heyes. Neil comments: \u201cThe Subway\u00ae brand has been supported by the people of Northern Ireland, who have been loyal customers of ours for nearly 20 years. We\u2019ve been lucky enough to work with an excellent group of franchisees.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be opening a milestone 100th<\/sup> store in the region. The future for the Subway\u00ae brand is certainly very exciting and we\u2019re all looking forward to working with our franchisees to help them realise their potential and to continue to grow the brand across Northern Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n The new Subway\u00ae store is located in south Belfast, on a busy road that serves as a major arterial route between Belfast and Lisburn, and is surrounded by other shops, local businesses and homes. The brand new store offers seating for more than 20 customers.<\/p>\n (Left to Right) Adam Heyes, Paul Heyes, Akhlaq Akhtar, Andrew Knox Surveyor at Lisney, Muhammad Aamir and Neil Black<\/em><\/p>\n This is a third Subway\u00ae store for franchisees, Muhammad Aamir and Akhlaq Akhtar, who also own Subway\u00ae stores on Woodstock Road, Belfast and in the Kings Square Shopping Centre. The duo have been Subway\u00ae franchisees since October 2007.\u00a0 <\/p>\n Franchisee, Muhammad Aamir, said: \u201cWe saw a lot of potential in this location, plus I live nearby and there is a great community feel here. <\/p>\n \u201cAkhlaq and I looked at many different franchise possibilities and spoke to franchisees and a Subway\u00ae franchise made sound business sense to us. We are also passionate about the product and love the fact that there are low fat options available.\u201d<\/p>\n Muhammad\u2019s business partner, Akhlaq, added: \u201cIt is great to see the Subway\u00ae brand expanding like this in Northern Ireland and to be a part of that momentum. We are so excited to open our third Subway\u00ae store and knowing it\u2019s the 100th<\/sup> store in Northern Ireland is just the icing on the cake!\u201d<\/p>\n The Belfast office of Lisney, commercial property consultants and chartered surveyors, acted as agents. Andrew Knox, Surveyor at Lisney commented: \u201cLisney has its finger on the pulse of the Northern Ireland commercial property market and a track record of working with leading global organisations, such as the Subway\u00ae brand.<\/p>\n \u201cThe opening of the brand\u2019s 100th<\/sup> store in Northern Ireland is to be warmly welcomed and provides a further boost for a local retail sector which has enjoyed significant growth in recent years. We were pleased to secure this deal for our client and wish the Subway\u00ae brand every success with this store.\u201d<\/p>\n As the largest Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) brand worldwide \u2013 there are more than 44,000 Subway\u00ae stores in over 110 countries \u2013 the expansion of the brand continues at a fast pace, with the Subway\u00ae franchise recently announcing plans to increase the number of stores across the UK and Ireland to 3,000 by 2020, creating around 5,000 new jobs.<\/p>\n One of the key reasons behind the success of the brand is the support network and robust processes available to franchisees, including Regional Development Agents who mentor franchisees with site selection, leasing, design, construction, purchasing, operations, local store marketing and more. Over 70% of all new Subway\u00ae franchises sold worldwide are to existing owners, a great testament to the strength of the brand and solid support provided to franchisees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Subway\u00ae brand is pleased to announce the opening of its 100th store in Northern Ireland. Located on Upper Lisburn Road, Finaghy, Belfast, the store is owned by Subway\u00ae franchisees and local businessmen, Muhammad Aamir and Akhlaq Akhtar. The Subway\u00ae brand has undergone significant growth in Northern Ireland, with the first store opening some 19 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n