MILFORD, Conn. – Subway is celebrating its latest developmental milestone in the brand's growth with the opening of its 5,000th convenience store and truck stop location in Lima, Peru. The brand has increasingly focused its growth in non-traditional locales due to flexible space requirements and adaptable floor plans.

"The c-store and truck stop category was an immediate winner for us in that it opened the door to the first and earliest growth for us because it let us go into small towns where the real estate was a little scarce and the build out costs were high," said Chief Development Officer Don Fertman.

The first Subway restaurant located in a c-store opened in 1990. Now 25 years later, there are more Subway restaurants at c-stores, gas stations and truck stops than any other QSR.

Subway currently has more than 43,800 locations in 110 countries and plans to open a total of 2,500 new restaurants around the globe in 2015.