Roark already owns the sandwich-serving chains Arby’s, Jimmy Johns, McAlister’s Deli, and Schlotzky’s. Warren said that adding Subway to that list could create a “sandwich shop monopoly.” … Her attack on America’s alleged “sandwich shop monopoly” scores new points for pettiness. It also shows just how broad (and therefore meaningless) the word “monopoly” has become in modern political discourse—and at Lina Kahn’s FTC. It’s easy to assert that something is a monopoly if you narrow your focus on the market or product being discussed. There are, after all, only so...

Subway might not be the only one that's freshly baked. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) thinks the government should investigate America's alleged "sandwich shop monopoly." "We don't need another private equity deal that could lead to higher food prices for consumers," Warren tweeted a Sunday. She was responding to a Politico piece reporting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing the private equity firm Roark Capital's $10 billion acquisition of Subway. Roark already owns the sandwich-serving chains Arby's, Jimmy Johns, McAlister's Deli, and Schlotzky's.

The senator recently opposed what she says would constitute a sandwich shop monopoly. THE CHALLENGES MATT GAETZ FACES AFTER LEADING HOUSE INTO UNCERTAINTY Earlier this year, the private equity firm Roark Capital signed a $10 billion purchase agreement to buy Subway — the company already owns sandwich shops such as Jimmy John's, Arby's, McAlister's Deli, and Schlotzky's. "We don't need another private equity deal that could lead to higher food prices for consumers,” Warren posted on X, the social media website formerly called Twitter. “The @FTC is right to investigate...

Senator Elizabeth Warren set off a wave of social media ridicule after her serious take on a “sandwich shop monopoly.” The Massachusetts Democrat is all for a federal antitrust investigation sparked by a potential sale of sandwich giant Subway, making it clear in a post on X that “The @FTC is right to investigate.” “The Federal Trade Commission is investigating if the $10 billion purchase of Subway creates a sandwich shop monopoly with Jimmy John’s and Arby’s. The latter two, in addition to McAlister’s Deli and Schlotzky’s, are owned by...