Subway Co-Founder, CEO Fred DeLuca Dies at 67

Fred DeLuca, who co-founded the Subway sandwich chain to finance his college studies before it grew to overtake McDonald’s Corp. in size, has died. He was 67.

He died on Sept. 14, according to an e-mailed company statement. In 2013, the company said DeLuca was receiving treatment for leukemia. In June, Suzanne Greco, his sister, took on his role of president.