Fast food giant Subway has opened its fifth branch in Exeter – and more could be on the way.
Around 10 jobs have been created at the new franchise, situated near the University of Exeter's Streatham campus within Cowley Bridge Road service station.
Richard Benson, from store owners Rontec, said: "We're delighted to bring a Subway store to the Shop'N Drive Esso service station in Exeter. It's ideally placed next to the university which enjoys a high volume of passing traffic."
The new store brings the number of Subway outlets in the city to five, with existing branches in Queen Street, Sidwell Street, Honiton Road and Cowick Street.
The latest opening forms part of ambitious development plans by Subway to launch a further 15 stores over the next four months in the Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Channel Islands territory.
Regional development agent Kevin Graham said: "It's fantastic to see the Subway brand establish a presence within the Esso service station in Exeter.
"We have very ambitious growth plans for the South West region and are looking to have opened 120 new stores by 2020."
Subway is the largest quick service restaurant brand in the world, with more than 40,000 locations in 102 countries. There are currently more than 1,800 Subway stores in the UK and Ireland.
Rontec is one of the largest independent petrol filling station companies in the UK, operating more than 200 locations nationally under the Shop'N Drive brand and selling as branded wholesalers Esso and BP fuel. It has ambitious plans to open 40 Subway sites as franchisees in its petrol stations by the end of February 2015.
