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What was the profession of Peter Buck, the family friend who lent Fred DeLuca the $1,000 to open his first sandwich shop in 1965?
Answer
Nuclear physicist
Peter Buck, a family friend and nuclear physicist, loaned 17-year-old Fred DeLuca $1,000 to open the sandwich shop that became Subway, and the two later became business partners.
💡 Did you know?
Subway's Fred DeLuca started his first sandwich shop at age 17 using a $1,000 loan from a family friend to pay for a tiny storefront in Connecticut.
Other options people guess
- Certified public accountant
- Practicing attorney
- Civil engineer
Topics
- subway
- franchising
- founders
- 1960s
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