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title: "Penn Station East Coast Subs Offers Free Fries For New Year"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/02185737-1785-42eb-8d4a-7f3b3fe774f3
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20200106_penn_station_east_coast_subs_offers_free_fries_for.html
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
published: 2020-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:28.953Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/pennstationeastcoast.jpg
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# Penn Station East Coast Subs Offers Free Fries For New Year

**TL;DR:** Penn Station East Coast Subs is offering free small fries with any sandwich purchase from Jan. 7-15 as part of its annual 'Happy New Year from our President' promotion. The brand has over 310 locations in 14 states and is planning to open 10-15 new restaurants in 2020.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-01-06. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20200106_penn_station_east_coast_subs_offers_free_fries_for.html).*

## Story

MILFORD, OHIO - Penn Station East Coast Subs will give customers a free small fresh-cut fry with any sandwich purchase Jan. 7-15 for its annual “Happy New Year from our President” promotion.

“Our fresh-cut fries are one of our most popular and well-known menu items, so they are the perfect way to thank our customers,” said Craig Dunaway, president of Penn Station. “After a busy holiday season, this will be a nice treat for our customers to start a new decade.”

The promotion is available at all restaurants. No coupon is necessary.

Founded in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1985, Penn Station serves an assortment of fresh-grilled and cold deli sandwiches, wraps and salads made to order with high-quality ingredients. The menu also includes fresh-cut fries, hand-squeezed lemonade made throughout the day and fresh-baked chocolate chunk cookies baked in the restaurant.

Penn Station has more than 310 locations in 14 states including Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. A brand that prides itself on longevity, Penn Station is celebrating 35 years in business in 2020.

With all but one store being franchised, Penn Station focuses on franchisee’s profitability and return on investment. This mentality led to Penn Station being named one of the Best Franchises to Buy by Forbes in 2016, 2018 and 2019 and one of the Best Franchise Deals by QSR Magazine in 2016 and 2017.

Penn Station partners with local Down syndrome associations to raise money, donating almost $80,000 to the Cincinnati and Dayton organizations in 2019. Starting in 2020, Penn Station will host a systemwide campaign each March to raise money for the local Down syndrome associations across the Midwest and Southeast.

Projections call for the opening of 10 to 15 restaurants nationwide in 2020. Penn Station is targeting Kansas City, Omaha, Charlotte, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Richmond and Raleigh for franchise expansion. For more information, visit www.penn-station.com.

With many attractive development territories available for multi-unit growth, there has never been a better time to become a Penn Station franchisee.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- Forbes (company)
- menu items (topic)
- charity partnership (topic)
- Penn Station (company)
- Craig Dunaway (person)
- promotion (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20200106_penn_station_east_coast_subs_offers_free_fries_for.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/02185737-1785-42eb-8d4a-7f3b3fe774f3).