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title: "QSR Magazine: How Firehouse Subs' CEO Navigates Coronavirus"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6b310df0-3d8b-4364-94ee-73371b2d7d6f
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-how-firehouse-subs-ceo-navigates-coronavirus-2712578
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2020-03-20T15:10:19.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:29:32.772Z
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# QSR Magazine: How Firehouse Subs' CEO Navigates Coronavirus

**TL;DR:** Firehouse Subs' CEO Don Fox discusses how the brand is navigating the Coronavirus outbreak with 1,100 locations. The brand's recent shift to off-premise channels has helped during this time.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-03-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-how-firehouse-subs-ceo-navigates-coronavirus-2712578).*

## Story

**Franchise brands across a wide variety of industries are struggling during the Coronavirus outbreak and** **figuring out creative ways to keep business going** **as much as possible amid closures and shutdowns.**

**One such franchise brand is the fast casual chain Firehouse Subs. CEO Don Fox** **gave a podcast interview to QSR magazine** **and discussed how the sandwich brand, which has more than 1,100 locations, is navigating the issues brought on by Coronavirus.**

**One thing that has helped Firehouse Subs is the brand’s recent shift to off-premise channels, according to the magazine report.**

**Fox told the magazine that restaurant professionals need to do what’s right for the public and their team members. Also, communication will be key.**

**“We have a great communications network, and I think that’s very important for every system right now,” he said, according to the article. “And any brand that has weaknesses there, they’re probably being exposed.”**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- Firehouse Subs (company)
- coronavirus impact (topic)
- franchise navigation (topic)
- off premise channels (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-how-firehouse-subs-ceo-navigates-coronavirus-2712578). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6b310df0-3d8b-4364-94ee-73371b2d7d6f).