May 19, 2013

Penn Station East Coast Subs

Penn Station Subs Stays on Growth Path for 2013

Penn Station East Coast Subs, the fast-casual restaurant known for its legendary Philadelphia Cheesesteak Sub Sandwich, served hot and made-to-order on freshly baked French bread, opened 21 restaurants in 2012, with plans to open 40 more next year.

Penn Station entered several new markets...

Penn Station Gets Physical with Athlete of the Month Program

Penn Station East Coast Subs celebrates its 15th anniversary of recognizing student athletes and high schools in the Greater Dayton, Ohio, area.

Penn Station launched the “Athlete of the Month” (PSAM) program to showcase the extraordinary student athletes, scholastic...

Carry On
October 2012

Bread isn’t just the staff of life. It’s the food—in a wide variety of forms and styles—that helps drive the limited-service restaurant industry.

Whether they’re traditional breads, buns, tortillas, bagels, pitas, or flatbreads, these carriers are filling the...

Penn Station Debuts Buffalo Chicken Sandwich in November

Penn Station East Coast Subs will offer a buffalo chicken sandwich for the first time throughout the month of November. The sandwich features fresh-grilled, all-white meat chicken smothered in spicy buffalo sauce with blue cheese dressing served on Penn Station’s fresh-baked bread. It will...

Penn Station East Coast Subs Rolls Out its 250th Location

Penn Station East Coast Subs, the fast casual restaurant known for its legendary Philadelphia Cheesesteak Sub sandwich, served hot and made-to-order on freshly baked French bread, has opened its 250th restaurant. Penn Station opened location No. 249 and No. 250 Tuesday, October 23, in Plymouth,...

Penn Station Signs Deal for 15 Locations in Detroit Area

Penn Station East Coast Subs has signed an agreement to open 15 new restaurants in the Detroit area over the next eight years, which is the largest deal Penn Station has signed in recent years.

The first restaurant will open this fall in the former Blockbuster Video spot in the Kroger...

Penn Station Gives Out Free Fries on April 25

As a special thank you to its local customers and neighbors, Penn Station East Coast Subs is offering a free small order of its fresh-cut fries to anyone who dines in its restaurants on Wednesday, April 25. 

Penn Station’s fresh-cut fries are freshly hand-cut from unpeeled...

Penn Station Appoints Director of Sales

Penn Station East Coast Subs, the fast-casual restaurant known for its legendary Philadelphia cheesesteak sub sandwich, has announced the addition of Jad Buckman as director of sales.

Buckman was previously in agency development with the Farmers Insurance Group and worked for Wells Fargo...

Penn Station Inks Deals for 62 Stores, Preps for New Markets

Penn Station East Coast Subs signed nine multiunit deals this year for a total of 62 new restaurants. The franchise agreements are for new and existing markets in Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and North Carolina. The company will open in Columbia, Missouri; Bowling Green,...

Celebrity Spokespeople: Not Just for the Mega Chains

Most consumers can recall a celebrity-driven fast food marketing campaign, whether it’s Michael Jordan and Larry Bird shooting hoops for McDonald’s or Michael Phelps bringing gold to Subway.

But celebrity spokespeople extend beyond the mega-famous endorsing for the mega-chains...

Is Your Brand Star Struck?
September 2011

Zaxby’s has Doris Roberts, Terry Bradshaw, and Ryan Stiles. Subway has Apolo Anton Ohno, Michael Phelps, and Blake Griffin. Now Starbucks and Lady Gaga are teaming up. The question remains, however, whether star power in a quick serve’s marketing efforts can add up to big sales....

Penn Station Hands Out Free Fries Wednesday

As a special thank you to its local customers and neighbors, Penn Station East Coast Subs is offering a free small order of its fresh-cut fries to anyone who dines in their restaurants on Wednesday, August 17. Penn Station’s fries are a customer favorite – hand-cut from unpeeled...

Penn Station Sets Up Shop in Dent, Ohio

Penn Station East Coast Subs has opened its newest Ohio restaurant at 6302 Harrison Ave.in Dent, Ohio.

New HQ in Tow, Penn Station Focuses on Growth

Twenty-five years after its foundation, 25 new restaurants are planned for 2011; that's how it's shaping up for Milford, Ohio–based Penn Station East Coast Subs. Focusing on strong ROI and customer satisfaction—with same-store sales up—the company feels now is the time...