Subway was founded in 1965 under what original sandwich-shop name?

Subway was founded in 1965 under the original sandwich-shop name Pete's Super Submarines.

Seventeen-year-old Fred DeLuca opened the first shop in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with a $1,000 loan from family friend Peter Buck. DeLuca hoped the business would help pay for his medical-school education, while Buck supplied both financing and business guidance.

The original name referred directly to the submarine sandwiches the shop sold. It was later shortened to Pete's Subway and then to Subway. The name change also helped avoid confusion: radio advertisements for “Pete's Submarines” reportedly sounded to some listeners like “pizza marines.”

A common mix-up is confusing the founding name with one of Subway's later names. The company was not originally called Subway; that name became official only after several early naming stages. Franchising began in the 1970s, allowing the small Connecticut shop to develop into a global restaurant chain.