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Subway adds footlong snack category to menuSubway adds footlong snack category to menu

Teaming with Cinnabon and Auntie Anne’s, quick-service restaurant expands long cookie with churros and pretzels

Ron Ruggless, Senior Editor

January 22, 2024

2 Min Read
Subway Sidekicks Auntie Anne s Footlong Pretzel Credit Gerardo Mora Getty Images
Subway adds footlong snack category to menu. Teaming with Cinnabon and Auntie Anne’s, the quick-service restaurant expands its own footlong cookie with churros and pretzels.Gerardo Mora / Getty-Images

Subway has officially expanded its footlong snack menu by adding Cinnabon churros and Auntie Anne’s pretzels to its offerings, the company said this month.

Subway, which has dual headquarters in Miami and Shelton, Conn., said the new footlong Sidekicks menu was available nationwide as of Monday.

Subway teased the menu Dec. 4 with a limited giveaway of the footlong cookie with footlong sandwich sale in four cities:  Chicago, Dallas, Miami and New York.

Sidekicks prices start at $2 for the footlong churro, $3 for the footlong pretzel and $5 for the footlong cookie.

“To take snacking to new lengths,” the company said in a press release, “Subway’s culinary team joined forces with Cinnabon and Auntie Anne’s to create a craveworthy new twist on their classic snacks. Subway also spent a year perfecting the recipe for its footlong cookie to complete this irresistible new addition to Subway’s menu that’s big on size, taste and value.”

Douglas Fry, Subway North America’s president, said in a statement: “The introduction of Sidekicks builds on six decades of equity and expertise in all things footlong.

“This whole new category on our menu offers Subway fans something they can’t get anywhere else and kicks off a year of culinary innovation and delicious new menu items,” Fry said.

Related:Subway restaurants plan to add footlong cookie in 2024

While previous menu and experience updates have been focused on Subway’s signature sandwiches, Sidekicks puts a spotlight on the rest of Subway’s menu. 

Dave Mikita, president for international and retail Channels at Focus Brands, which owns the Cinnabon and Auntie Anne’s concepts, said: “We’re excited to team up with Subway to bring guests the fun and flavor of two of our iconic brands — Cinnabon and Auntie Anne’s. These fan-favorite snacks will delight in new, craveable ways.”

Subway has nearly 37,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. As of June 25, Auntie Anne’s had more than 1,950 locations in 49 states and 27 countries and Cinnabon had more than 1,850 locations worldwide.

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Ron Ruggless

Senior Editor, Nation’s Restaurant News / Restaurant Hospitality

Ron Ruggless serves as a senior editor for Informa Connect’s Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN.com) and Restaurant Hospitality (Restaurant-Hospitality.com) online and print platforms. He joined NRN in 1992 after working 10 years in various roles at the Dallas Times Herald newspaper, including restaurant critic, assistant business editor, food editor and lifestyle editor. He also edited several printings of the Zagat Dining Guide for Dallas-Fort Worth, and his articles and photographs have appeared in Food & Wine, Food Network and Self magazines. 

Ron Ruggless’ areas of expertise include foodservice mergers, acquisitions, operations, supply chain, research and development and marketing. 

Ron Ruggless is a frequent moderator and panelist at industry events ranging from the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators (MUFSO) conference to RestaurantSpaces, the Council of Hospitality and Restaurant Trainers, the National Restaurant Association’s Marketing Executives Group, local restaurant associations and the Horeca Professional Expo in Madrid, Spain.

Ron Ruggless’ experience:

Regional and Senior Editor, Informa Connect’s Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality (1992 to present)

Features Editor – Dallas Times Herald (1989-1991)

Restaurant Critic and Food Editor – Dallas Times Herald (1987-1988)

Editing Roles – Dallas Times Herald (1982-1987)

Editing Roles – Charlotte (N.C.) Observer (1980-1982)

Editing Roles – Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald (1978-1980)

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