Article: Staying power: Why is subway still on top? Because of its passionate and involved franchisees, says subway founder Fred Deluca.

Making a sandwich is the easy part. The hard part is being named the number-one franchise in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500[R] for the 14th time--yet Subway has done it. Is it the sandwiches? The healthy brand image? The company leadership? All those certainly have an impact, but what Subway founder Fred DeLuca really credits for his company's success is the franchisees. "This franchisee energy is really amazing in what it brings to the organization," he says. And since they are so vital to the continued success of Subway, we at Entrepreneur wanted to get a picture of these remarkable franchisees--and see how they have changed since Subway started franchising in 1974.

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