SUBWAY® Restaurants Turns Up The Heat: Chain Introduces Fiery FOOTLONG™ Collection, Subs Featuring Creamy Sriracha Sauce

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Nov 04, 2013, 10:25 ET

MILFORD, Conn., Nov. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SUBWAY® restaurants, the world's largest restaurant chain, today announced the launch of the Fiery FOOTLONG™ Collection, featuring the Creamy Sriracha Sauce, blending spicy chili peppers to heat up customers' sandwiches as colder weather season begins.

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The Fiery FOOTLONG™ Collection includes the Sriracha Chicken Melt and Sriracha Steak Melt, joining fan favorites Buffalo Chicken and Turkey Jalapeno Melt. The Sriracha Melts feature grilled chicken strips or tender steak, topped with Creamy Sriracha Sauce, pepper jack cheese and choice of fresh vegetables. Creamy Sriracha Sauce can be added to any sub, including breakfast sandwiches, for an additional kick.

Executive Chef for the SUBWAY® brand Chris Martone says that, "The intense blend of chili peppers is a fiery jolt of heat that will surely wake up your taste buds. We developed a product that's not shy on flavor and will add a whole new dimension to any of our fans' favorite subs, including breakfast sandwiches!"

About SUBWAY® Restaurants
Headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, SUBWAY® Restaurants is the world's largest restaurant chain with more than 40,000 locations in 100 countries. Co-founded by Fred DeLuca and Dr. Peter Buck in 1965, their partnership marked the beginning of a remarkable journey and paved the way for thousands of entrepreneurs to build and succeed in operating their own business. Long-time leaders in offering consumers nutritional options on-the-go, the brand became the first quick service restaurant in 2012 to meet the American Heart Association's Heart-Check Meal Certification Program nutritional criteria. With a robust social community of over 25 million, SUBWAY engages daily with consumers from around the world. For more information, visit http://www.subway.com, like us on Facebook.com/subway and follow us on twitter.com/subway. SUBWAY^® is a registered trademark of Doctor's Associates Inc.

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