Subway Franchisees Find Themselves Short on Meat

A plant shutdown due to Avian Flu has led to limits on turkey, leading some to buy it on their own. Ham and roast beef are limited, too, and costs have run higher than expected. Subway franchisees have found themselves short on an item of particular importance to their businesses: sandwich meat. In particular, many operators were scrambling to source turkey meat after one of the company’s processors had to close a plant due the Avian Flu, which has struck turkeys in the Midwest this spring. Subway’s 6-inch turkey is the nation’s top-selling sub sandwich. Click here to read the full article from Restaurant Business.