62 Quotes by Fred DeLuca

If I were in charge of the government, I would index the minimum wage to inflation, so that way, everybody knows what they can count on.

There may be a perception that, with franchises, they're all the same, so that limits the ability to experiment. But that's not true. We've always kept two slots open on the menu of each Subway franchise - slots that franchisees can use to come up with their own sandwich ideas.

In a typical situation, it's going to take pretty close to a year to get your location in, get your permits, and then get open.

There are so many ingredients that are approved for use. You can't be an expert on all of them.

When I started in the business, the minimum wage was $1.25. I've seen an enormous number of wage increases. Basically, it applies evenly to everyone in the business.

The people who come to work deserve to be paid properly, and there's no excuse. I could understand someone making a small error, but sometimes people make systematic errors, and that's not right.

It's tough for people to get into business, especially a small business.

The payroll tax is affecting sales. It's causing sales declines.

Six months after we started, in 1964, there was a day when we sold only seven sandwiches. If we'd taken all the money from the register, we couldn't have paid an employee, much less the food or the rent or all that. It could have been a turning point. We could have given up.