founded 1994 headquarters jacksonville florida usa key people robin sorensen chris sorensen don fox products submarine sandwiches hot subs website firehousesubs.com firehouse subs franchise brighton michigan firehouse subs is a us based fast casual food restaurant chain that specializes in hot subs . founded in 1994 in jacksonville florida by former firefighter brothers robin and chris sorensen 1 firehouse subs serves sandwiches with meats and cheeses steamed hot and placed on a toasted sub roll . locations offer a family oriented atmosphere with a firefighter theme that includes fire equipment throughout the store and a menu that features sandwiches with themed names . they offer hot sauces in a range of intensities . pictures mounted on the walls highlight local firefighting history as well as the founders history of firefighting service . 2 contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 further reading 5 external links history edit firehouse subs was named company of the year by kpmg in 2006 3 and is the national chain winner of the national restaurant association s restaurant neighbor award for community service . 4 the firehouse subs public safety foundation inc. a non profit organization was created in 2005 . it provides funding equipment and support for local firefighters and other public safety organization . 5 customers are also able to contribute directly to the foundation by dropping spare change in donation canisters near the registers rounding up their purchases to the next dollar and purchasing leftover pickle buckets . 6 plans for expansion in 2006 were focused on the northeast central and southwest regions of the us with plans for another 100 restaurants to be developed . 7 on august 3 2011 a company press release stated that they were placing the coca cola freestyle beverage dispenser in all their stores after a six month test at the 25 restaurants in the jacksonville market . firehouse is the first national franchise chain to use the new technology in all franchises . 8 starting in october 2013 firehouse subs began testing their new hearty and flavorful menu in select locations . in an effort to offer healthier options for customers the menu consists of six new subs under 500 calories and four new salads under 600 calories . the new subs contain the same amount of meat as that of a medium sized sandwich but are made using smaller portions of cheese and mayonnaise and come on a roll that is 1 3 smaller than the bread used for medium sized subs . salads are made to order with a variety of new ingredients including romaine lettuce pepperoncini kalamata olives mozzarella cheese green bell peppers cucumbers and a new lite italian dressing . the menu was implemented system wide in march 2014 . 9 as of december 2013 there were over 700 restaurant locations in 36 states and puerto rico . 10 11 that number has since swelled to more than 900 as of summer 2015 . on october 25th 2015 firehouse opened the first international location in oshawa ontario canada . as of early 2016 the company planned to have 1 000 locations by the end of the year and to have a location in mexico in 2016 as well . 12 see also edit list of submarine sandwich restaurants references edit harry wessel 2005 04 25 . sub shops battle for business . . the orlando sentinel . orlando florida . nancy dearing rossbacher and stephen w. sylvia 2007 03 29 . restaurant flaunts firefighter themed decor . the free lance star . alison trinidad 2006 11 15 . firehouse subs earns company of the year award . . florida times union . jacksonville fl . katharine kim and annika stensson 2006 09 11 . national restaurant association recognizes firehouse subs with restaurant neighbor award for hurricane relief efforts . press release . national restaurant association . alison trinidad 2006 03 27 . humanitarianism through sandwiches . florida times union . jacksonville fl . firehouse subs public safety foundation mark chediak 2006 01 30 . firehouse subs to roll out at least 100 new shops . . the orlando sentinel . orlando florida . mills gary firehouse subs will be first national chain to use coca cola freestyle at all locations florida times union august 4 2011 mills gary . firehouse subs tests new under 500 calorie menu in jacksonville restaurants . jacksonville.com . retrieved 1 december 2015 . our story . firehouse subs . retrieved 11 april 2013 . samantha cortese december 5 2013 . new sandwich shop serves community first responders . kesq cbs local 2 . retrieved december 5 2013 . jacksonville business journal april 4 2016 further reading edit andrea jares 2004 09 25 . florida based firehouse subs chain wants to open 100 in dallas fort worth area . fort worth star telegram . fort worth texas . clarey brian 2007 03 14 . it s hot and cold in the firehouse . yes weekly . james emma 2007 03 07 . firehouse sub ceo connects with owners . hattiesburg american . aanerud chris 2007 03 08 . firehouse subs the five dollar fire drill . orlando citybeat . 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