Subway becomes the largest restaurant chain relegating to second place at McDonald's

For a long time McDonald's has been the largest restaurant chain measured only by the factor of having the largest number of units of businesses or shops worldwide.

As well as reports it The Wall Street Journal now is Subway who has become the first became the largest chain of restaurants shops around the world to have more units of restaurants. The information is official since that has been provided by these companies to the governmental authority of the United States.

Subway has declared in total have a total of 33,749 units worldwide in 2010, while McDonald's has declared having only 32,737.

Subway had already exceeded in number of restaurants McDonald's in the United States 9 years ago but for the first time makes it around the world in a race to open the largest number of shops which is followed by other chains of restaurants such as Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts. All these restaurant chains see the strategy of opening more units as a form of growth above all outside l0s United States with a particular focus on Asia.

Let's see how this growth is that is usually made following a business model of franchising that is a great way to expand and make more profitable a business idea.

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