Firehouse Subs

Firehouse Restaurant Group, Inc.
Firehouse Subs
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast casual restaurant
FoundedOctober 10, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-10-10) in Jacksonville, Florida
FounderRobin Sorensen
Chris Sorensen
HeadquartersJacksonville, Florida, United States
Number of locations
Increase 1,210 (2022)[1]
Area served
United States (including Puerto Rico)
Canada
Switzerland
Mexico
Key people
Don Fox (CEO)
ProductsSubmarine sandwiches, hot subs
Revenue
Increase US$695 million (2019)[2]
  • Increase US$ 1.09 billion (2021; system-wide sales)[1]
Increase US$ 2 million (2021)[1]
Total assetsUS$ 1.10 billion (2021)[1]
Number of employees
About 2,000[2]
ParentRestaurant Brands International (2021-present)
Websitefirehousesubs.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Firehouse Restaurant Group, Inc., doing business as Firehouse Subs, is an American fast casual restaurant chain based in Jacksonville, Florida that specializes in submarine sandwiches. It was founded in 1994 by former firefighter brothers Chris and Robin Sorensen.[3][4] It is a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International, which also owns the chains Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Hortons.

Firehouse Subs has over 1,210 restaurants in 46 states, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Mexico, Canada and soon the United Kingdom and the Middle East by 2024.[5][1][6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". Restaurant Brands International. February 23, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via SEC.
  2. ^ a b "Firehouse Subs Presents $8,239 To Manchester Fire Dept For Gear". Patch.com. 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Firehouse Subs Franchise Information". Entrepreneur.
  4. ^ "Firehouse Subs - News Room". www.firehousesubs.com. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "How Two Firemen Created an Empire of Sub Shops". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  6. ^ Inc, Restaurant Brands International. "Apparel Group and Firehouse Subs Join Forces and announce new expansion plans in the Middle East". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-10-05. {{cite press release}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Firehouse Subs opens in Europe, will expand into Mexico". Jax Daily Record. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  8. ^ Staff Reporter (2023-06-23). "Firehouse Subs eyes EMEA, APAC for international expansion". QSR Media UK. Retrieved 2023-10-06.