Subway hit with class action lawsuit for skimping on portions

A caller suit accuses Subway of deceiving customers pinch misleading advertisements, leaving them wanting much aft luring them successful pinch promises of thickly stacked sandwiches.

The complaint, revenge successful Brooklyn national court, alleges that Subway's Steak & Cheese commercials are 'grossly misleading' arsenic they represent nan sandwiches arsenic overflowing pinch meat, importantly exceeding nan existent magnitude served.

Photos included successful nan suit show a stark opposition betwixt nan advertised image and nan reality of a overmuch much bread-heavy sandwich. 

The suit emphasizes that this believe is peculiarly concerning fixed existent inflation and precocious nutrient prices, disproportionately impacting low-income consumers.

The plaintiff, Anna Tollison from Queens, New York, claims she paid $7.61 for a Steak & Cheese expecting nan advertised information size. 

The suit seeks unspecified damages for New Yorkers who purchased nan sandwich successful nan past 3 years, alleging violations of authorities user protection laws.

Subway, precocious acquired by Roark Capital, has not yet responded to requests for comment. 

This suit follows akin unsuccessful attempts by nan aforesaid rule patient against McDonald's, Wendy's, and Taco Bell. 

However, Tollison's lawyer, Anthony Russo, believes nan Subway lawsuit is simply a much egregious illustration and hopes to group a precedent.

Subway antecedently faced a suit regarding nan magnitude of their "footlong" sandwiches, which was dismissed successful 2017. 

The existent lawsuit is Tollison v. Subway Restaurants Inc et al, revenge successful nan U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York.

This comes aft Subway was forced to call emergency gathering pinch nan franchisees that tally its 19,000 restaurants amid tumbling income and profits.

All accelerated nutrient chains person suffered successful nan past twelvemonth arsenic inflation-weary Americans person eaten a batch less. McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's person each rolled retired $5 repast deals.

But Subway has been peculiarly severely hit, pinch income down 9 percent - amid complaints of immense value hikes and tired looking shops. And it has yet to rotation retired a competitory nationalist connection for illustration rivals - contempt antecedently being known for their $5 footlongs.

'Maybe Subway is calling an emergency meeting because nary 1 wants to salary $12 for a mediocre sandwich they tin make for $3 astatine home,' Douglas Boneparth, president of Bone Fide Wealth wrote connected X.

'I paid almost $20 for a footlong pinch chips and a portion nan different time astatine Subway. Cheaper to spell to Publix and nan sandwich is better,' 1 user wrote successful agreement.

Subway does not springiness retired wide income information but its eastbound US region of astir 1,000 subways saw income plunge 8.7 percent betwixt June 25 and July 16 compared to a twelvemonth earlier, nan New York Post reported.

A spokesperson for nan concatenation denied that nan convention was an emergency, alternatively insisting 'we consistently and proactively pass pinch our franchisees to stock business updates and plans.'