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Firehouse Subs is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 281 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Firehouse Subs has signed a franchise deal with Chris Raleigh and the Serendipity Management Group to develop new restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth market [[2026-10-07 Firehouse Subs Inks Franchise Deal in Dallas-Fort Worth Market (663a20)]]. * Firehouse Subs has opened its 200th Canadian location [[2026-10-07 International Franchise News, Deals, & Opportunities Through the Third Quarter (312a64)]]. * Firehouse Subs has opened its 1,500th restaurant in Abilene, Texas, led by franchisee Chad Fulkerson, an Air Force veteran [[2026-08-12 Firehouse Subs Opens 1,500th Restaurant (c2ce2b)]]. * Firehouse Subs has signed a multi-year deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) to become the Official Sub of MLB across the United States and Canada [[2026-07-15 Firehouse Subs Signs Multi-Year Deal with Major League Baseball (67f673)]]. * Restaurant Brands International expects Firehouse Subs to drive significant unit growth, aiming for up to 200 net new North American restaurants annually by 2028 [[2026-06-24 Firehouse Subs is Quietly on the Cusp of a Major Growth Run (84f536)]]. * Firehouse Subs has increased its growth rate by more than 5X since RBI acquired it for $1 billion in late December 2021 [[2026-06-24 Firehouse Subs is Quietly on the Cusp of a Major Growth Run (84f536)]]. * Executives from Firehouse Subs will discuss operational complexities and their impact on unit-level margins at the Fast Casual Executive Summit [[2026-08-27 Shawarma Press, Chicken Salad Chick, Firehouse Subs execs to talk operational co (bccb59)]]. * Firehouse Subs has funded over $115 million in lifesaving equipment for first responders through its Public Safety Foundation [[2026-08-19 Franchisee Opens Firehouse Subs' 1,500th Restaurant (4cc522)]] Filed under Restaurants / Sandwich & sub.

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