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Buy a Quiznos Franchise

Quiznos is a quick-service restaurant franchise built around toasted submarine sandwiches, a category it pioneered after its founding in 1981. The brand prepares subs, wraps and salads to order for everyday lunch and dinner customers looking for a fast, made-to-order meal. It is now owned by REGO Restaurant Group, a multi-brand franchisor that also operates Taco Del Mar and has positioned Quiznos for a national relaunch.

The model is a counter-service restaurant supported by drive-thru and third-party delivery. Quiznos offers flexible formats, including traditional in-line stores and a prefabricated, modular “Qube” drive-thru unit produced through a partnership with BCubed Manufacturing, which can be assembled on small, high-visibility sites in a matter of weeks. Newer restaurants add flat-top grills and fryers, widening the menu beyond cold and toasted subs.

Once a network of thousands of locations, Quiznos contracted sharply and now operates a far smaller US footprint of a few hundred restaurants. Under REGO, the brand markets itself on established consumer awareness, a large loyalty database and a lower-overhead store design aimed at improving unit economics.

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Why buy a Quiznos Franchise?

Quiznos is one of the better-known names in the sub category, and that recognition is the core of the case to buy a Quiznos franchise. In a large and resilient US sandwich market, an incoming owner inherits a brand many customers already recognise, plus access to one of the larger loyalty databases in the segment, rather than building awareness from zero.

The ownership model leans on flexible, lower-overhead formats. The modular Qube drive-thru is designed to secure visible sites without high-rent leases, while drive-thru, in-store service and omnichannel delivery give a single location several ways to capture sales. Backing from REGO Restaurant Group adds multi-brand franchisor resources, ongoing menu innovation and centralised marketing that an independent sandwich shop would have to fund alone.

Quiznos Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1981

    • Franchising Since

      1981

    • New Startup Cost

      $213,900 – $648,800

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $25,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $5,000

    • Royalty Fee

      5%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

      4%

      of Gross Sales

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      152

    • New Units Opened *

      7

    • Units Transferred *

      2

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $393,944

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

Quiznos – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Quiznos trains incoming owners at its Denver, Colorado headquarters through several days of hands-on instruction covering menu preparation, customer service, inventory, team leadership and use of the POS system; managers can also train at an operating location. Ongoing support continues after opening through field-support staff who visit restaurants regularly to coach teams, centralised marketing campaigns, and access to the brand's loyalty program. Buyers of an existing Quiznos unit should confirm what initial and transfer training the franchisor provides to new owners, and what POS and loyalty-system access carries over with the sale.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The model suits hands-on operators comfortable running a fast-paced quick-service kitchen and managing hourly staff, scheduling and inventory. Restaurant experience helps but is not required, since training covers operations end to end; what matters more is consistency, attention to speed of service and food quality, and local marketing that converts Quiznos's brand awareness into repeat traffic. The format suits owner-operators planning a single store as well as investors with the appetite to build toward multi-unit ownership across a territory.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Quiznos is best known as the brand that popularised the toasted submarine sandwich, and that pioneering reputation remains its strongest credibility signal. It carries broad national consumer awareness built over four decades, a large loyalty following in the sub category, and more recent recognition for innovation in restaurant design through its prefabricated Qube drive-thru model. Formal franchise rankings are limited at this stage, so resale buyers should weigh Quiznos's national recognition alongside the reputation of the specific territory, including local reviews, repeat customers and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    Quiznos competes in the US sandwich and sub restaurant market, valued at roughly $42 billion in 2025 across about 33,000 establishments (IBISWorld). It is a large, established category that has grown at a low single-digit pace and proved resilient across economic cycles, though it is highly competitive and led by national chains. Demand is shifting toward drive-thru, mobile ordering and third-party delivery, the channels Quiznos's newer formats target. For resale buyers, local factors such as nearby competition, daytime traffic and lunch demand around a specific site weigh heavily on a unit's performance.

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