Subway opens 500 locations in third quarter

New York City -- Subway announced that it opened 500 new locations in third quarter 2010, or from July 1 to Sept. 30. The chain said its franchisees opened units in 45 counties, 42 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and four Canadian provinces.

Highlights for the period include reaching more than 33,500 locations worldwide, of which 9,900 can be found in international markets. Of special note is the milestone of 1,100 restaurants reached by the McLean, Va.-Subway Development Corp. of Washington, the company that oversees the chain’s single largest development territory, which includes all of Virginia and Delaware, Washington, D.C., and most of Maryland.