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International Business Times
International Business Times
Mark Moore

Subway CEO Steps Down After Value Meal Deal Fizzles

Subway CEO John Chidsey will retire at the end of the year, the company said, and be replaced by Carrie Walsh as interim CEO while the chain searches for a successor. (Credit: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Subway)

Subway announced CEO John Chidsey is stepping down at the end of 2024 at a time when the sandwich giant is struggling to keep pace with its fast-food rivals and just days after it canceled its $6.99 value meal deal because it apparently failed to meet expectations.

Chidsey, who has helmed the company since 2019, ushered Subway through its sale to private equity firm Roark Capital and is the chain's first CEO outside its founding families, CNN reported.

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