<p>Once at the top of the food chain, Quiznos achieved over $2 billion in sales and had nearly 5,000 restaurant chains. But just as things were heating up, the iconic company found itself in a pickle, leaving behind a very sour taste.</p><br><p>Tune in to Episode 63 of The Great Fail to listen to one of the most significant and dramatic restaurant collapses in American history. Special thanks to Jonathan Maze for his contributions to this segment, and a shout-out to Adweek and Acast for their support.</p><br><p><strong>Sources:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/brief-history-quiznos-collapse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A brief history of Quiznos’ collapse</a></p><p><a href="https://www.mashed.com/132827/the-real-reason-why-quiznos-is-disappearing-across-the-country/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Real Reason Why Quiznos Is Disappearing Across The Country</a></p><p><a href="https://thedeepdive.ca/the-quiznos-story-from-huge-success-to-huge-bust/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Quiznos Story: From Huge Success To Huge Bust</a></p><p><a href="https://wolfoffranchises.com/what-happened-to-quiznos-subs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WHAT HAPPENED TO QUIZNOS SUBS?</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiznos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia: Quiznos</a></p><p><a href="https://www.globaldata.com/store/report/quiznos-case-study/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quiznos – Failure Case Study</a></p><p><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2013/03/15/denver-based-quiznos-hit-by-new-lawsuits-from-disgruntled-franchisees/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denver-based Quiznos hit by new lawsuits from disgruntled franchisees</a></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-led-to-quiznos-bankruptcy-filing-2014-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Three Factors That Led to Quiznos' Epic Decline</a></p><p><a href="https://www.unhappyfranchisee.com/quiznos-biggest-collapse-in-restaurant-history/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">QUIZNOS: Biggest Collapse in Restaurant History?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.fastcasual.com/articles/quiznos-terminates-franchisees-on-heels-of-suicide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quiznos terminates franchisees on heels of suicide</a></p><p><a href="https://www.eater.com/23797910/quiznos-spongmonkeys-unhinged-mascots-are-back" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fast Food’s Most Unhinged Mascots Are Back</a></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/quiznos-spongmonkey-mascots-return-sandwich-chain-plots-comeback-2023-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quiznos is bringing back Spongmonkeys, its creepy rat-like mascots from 20 years ago, as the restaurant looks for a comeback</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2007/05/09/quiznos_website_franchisee_baber/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Death of a toasted sandwich salesman</a></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@james_dasilva/how-quiznos-failed-itself-by-failing-its-franchisees-cc74040ad375" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Quiznos Failed Itself By Failing Its Franchisees</a></p><p><a href="https://lbpost.com/news/business/quiznos-bankruptcy-may-have-roots-in-long-beach-franchisee-s-suicide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quiznos Bankruptcy May Have Roots in Long Beach Franchisee’s Suicide</a></p><p><a href="https://www.mashed.com/233199/the-untold-truth-of-quiznos/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Untold Truth Of Quiznos</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
