{"id":2111,"date":"2011-04-19T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T12:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/guess-who-is-the-largest-fast-food-chain-now.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:10:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:10:56","slug":"guess-who-is-the-largest-fast-food-chain-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2111","title":{"rendered":"Guess Who Is The Largest Fast Food Chain Now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Good News!! McDonald’s is no longer the world’s largest restaurant chain. That honor now goes to Subway.<\/div>\n
Of course, there are items at Subway that you should avoid (like the monster Meatball and Cheese sub) … and there are things at a McDonalds that are not bad for you (like their salads). <\/div>\n
But, what this tells us is that the culture is starting to shift around us, as people start choosing options that are generally, in the main, healthier for us. <\/div>\n
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The Data<\/b><\/div>\n
The sandwich giant just passed the golden arches in terms of number of locations, according to the Wall Street Journal<\/em>. Subway had 33,749 restaurants open worldwide at the end of 2010.<\/div>\n
McDonald’s had just 32,737 locations open by the same point, the corporation disclosed in SEC filings.<\/div>\n

According to the <\/span>WSJ<\/em><\/span>, the chain just opened its 1000th location in Asia, and sees international growth as the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Subway Passes McDonald’s To Become The World’s Largest Restaurant Chain<\/a><\/p>\n

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