Unexpected demand for Subway s new footlong cookies has created a big cookie shortage, driving the new snack off the menu less than two weeks after its big debut.
Roark Capital, the Atlanta-based private equity firm with $37 billion in assets under management, beat out a number of other private equity firms to buy sandwich giant Subway.
Subway is offering customers the chance to win a lifetime supply of free sandwiches if they legally change their first name to Subway . The company will choose a winner and pay the legal fees. This is part of Subway s efforts to transform its brand with support from fans.