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DohAssist

Subway® Franchise Back-Office Accounting & Multi-Location Reconciliation

Subway® is the largest franchise system in the US. With most owners operating 3–10 stores, multi-location reconciliation, food cost tracking, and royalty compliance require daily discipline — not month-end scrambles.

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22,000+
Subway® US Locations
3–10
Avg Stores per Subway® Owner-Operator
$299/mo
Starting Price — From
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Multi-Unit Subway® Owner-Operators: The Reconciliation Challenge

Subway® is the largest franchise system in the United States with over 22,000 locations. The majority of Subway® franchisees are multi-unit operators managing 3–10 stores, often with limited corporate infrastructure. This creates a specific back-office problem: the operational complexity of a mid-size restaurant business with the staffing model of a small business.

Each Subway® location processes hundreds of transactions daily — in-store orders, mobile app sales, catering orders, and third-party delivery. Reconciling all of these revenue streams across multiple stores, while simultaneously managing vendor relationships with distributors like US Foods and Sysco, tracking protein portion costs, and staying current on franchise royalty submissions is a full-time job that most owner-operators don't have a full-time person to handle.

The result is predictable: cash reconciliation falls behind, vendor discrepancies accumulate, food cost tracking is done monthly instead of daily, and royalty reporting is rushed. Each of these failures creates cost — some measurable, some hidden. DohAssist was built for exactly this operator profile.

What DohAssist Handles Daily for Subway® Operators

Multi-Location Daily Reconciliation

DohAssist reconciles every Subway® location in your portfolio daily. Each store's POS data, cash counts, and mobile order settlements are processed, reconciled, and delivered in a consolidated report by the next morning. Multi-unit operators get a single view of their entire operation: which stores are on target, which have variances, and what needs immediate attention.

Food Cost Tracking — Protein Portioning Focus

Protein costs are Subway®'s primary food cost variable. Tuna, chicken, turkey, steak, and specialty proteins represent a significant share of food spend — and portioning errors, whether accidental or intentional, directly impact food cost percentage. DohAssist tracks your food purchases against sales to produce a daily food cost report, with protein categories highlighted so you can see immediately if portioning is running heavy on any shift or at any location.

Vendor Invoice Management — US Foods, Sysco, and More

Subway® operators work with major food distributors and specialty vendors. DohAssist verifies every invoice against delivery receipts and contracted pricing. Short shipments, pricing changes, and invoice errors are flagged and documented. For multi-unit operators, this verification happens across all stores simultaneously — catching discrepancies that would otherwise slip through in the volume of daily deliveries.

Franchise Royalty Compliance

Subway® royalty calculations are based on weekly gross sales. DohAssist ensures your sales figures are accurately compiled, reconciled against POS totals, and submitted on schedule. Errors in royalty reporting — whether under-reporting that triggers compliance scrutiny or over-reporting that costs you money — are eliminated through daily reconciliation discipline.

Catering Revenue Reconciliation

Catering is a growing revenue channel for Subway® operators. DohAssist reconciles catering orders against deposits received, balances due, and delivery confirmations. Large catering orders that go unreconciled or partially paid create real cash flow gaps — our daily process catches these before they become collection problems.

Food Cost Control: The Daily vs. Monthly Difference

Most Subway® operators review food cost once a month when the monthly close is done. If food cost is running 3 points above target — say 38% instead of 35% — that problem has been accumulating for 30 days before it's visible. At $1 million in annual sales, 3 points of food cost overage equals $30,000 per year. Per location. Across 5 locations, that's $150,000 in preventable loss annually.

DohAssist provides food cost data daily. When portioning runs heavy on Tuesday night, you know Wednesday morning. When a new vendor's pricing comes in above contract, you know at delivery verification, not month-end. This early warning system is especially valuable for Subway® operators because protein is both the highest food cost item and the item most susceptible to portioning variance.

DohAssist is not affiliated with Subway® or its parent company, Doctor's Associates Inc.

Pricing for Subway® Multi-Unit Operators

DohAssist for Subway® franchise operators starts at from $299/month per store. Multi-unit operators receive consolidated reporting across all locations at no additional charge. Running 5 stores? That's $1,495/month for daily reconciliation, vendor management, food cost tracking, and royalty compliance across your entire portfolio — with a single consolidated report covering everything.

No contracts. No setup fees. Cancel anytime. Most Subway® operators recover the monthly cost in their first week through improved vendor invoice accuracy alone.

DohAssist
From $299/mo per store
  • Daily multi-location reconciliation
  • Protein food cost tracking
  • Vendor invoice management
  • Franchise royalty compliance
  • Catering revenue reconciliation
  • Consolidated portfolio reporting
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Enterprise & Multi-Unit Operators

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — multi-location consolidation is a core feature. All stores are reconciled daily and results are delivered in a single consolidated report. No additional charge for multi-location reporting.

Yes — protein portioning is highlighted in our daily food cost reports for Subway® operators. We track protein purchases against sales so portioning variances surface within 24 hours, not at month-end.

Yes — all major food distributors and specialty vendors. Invoice verification against delivery receipts and contracted pricing is included in the daily workflow.

Yes — weekly gross sales are compiled and reconciled against POS totals to ensure accurate royalty submissions. This eliminates both compliance risks from under-reporting and cost overruns from over-reporting.

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