Subway® Canada Celebrates National Sauce Month by Uncovering Canadians’ Saucy Habits and Behaviours

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Subway® Canada Celebrates National Sauce Month by Uncovering Canadians’ Saucy Habits and Behaviours

2025-03-10 18:59 Last Updated At：19:10

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 10, 2025--

March is National Sauce Month and the nation’s sauciest restaurant, with 16 sauces on their menu, Subway® Canada has uncovered the saucy habits and behaviours of Canadians. According to The Harris Poll, Canadians are sauce lovers with 70% of Canadians agreeing that adding sauce to a sub is a must. Subway Canada has sales that reflect sauce love, with the QSR selling enough sauce to fill nearly two full-sized swimming pools on an annual basis. Despite aligning for their love of sauces, Canadians across the country are divided when it comes to flavour preferences and how many sauces they put on their sub – National Sauce Month is the ideal time for sub lovers to explore new flavours.

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Introducing MOJO: A Bold New Sauce for National Sauce Month

This month, Subway Canada has launched MOJO*, a brand-new, limited-edition sauce that boasts a creamy and smoky taste with a blend of herbs and a kick of cayenne pepper, giving any sub a flavourful twist.*

“Celebrating National Sauce Month is a natural fit for us and we are encouraging Canadians to get creative with their sauce combinations,” said Subway Canada's Chef, John Botelho. “With 16 delicious options, there is something for every sauce aficionado – while mayonnaise is our most popular condiment, sauces like Chipotle Southwest, Peppercorn Ranch and Smoky Honey Mustard, made with Canadian mustard and honey, are also guest favourites. We offer guests a full range of sauce flavour profiles including sweet, spicy, savoury and creamy. For those looking to go bold, the brand-new, limited-edition MOJO sauce was created for the more than half of Canadians who love savoury sauces – MOJO combines a creamy and smoky taste with a blend of herbs and a kick of cayenne pepper.”

Sauce Creativity: A National Passion

Spicy, Sweet or Savoury? Canadians Reveal Their Preference

Canadians are encouraged to celebrate National Sauce Month and their shared love of sauces by visiting their local Subway Canada restaurant and crafting their own saucy masterpiece.

For more information about Subway® Canada’s impressive sauce offerings visit https://www.subway.com/en-ca or follow @SubwayCanada on social media.

About Subway® Restaurants

As the global sandwich leader, Subway serves freshly made sandwiches at a great value to millions of guests around the world in nearly 37,000 restaurants every day. Subway restaurants are owned and operated by a network of thousands of dedicated Subway franchisees who are passionate about consistently delivering a high-quality, convenient guest experience and contributing positively to their local communities. In Canada, that includes nearly 3,000 Subway restaurants that are locally operated by franchisees who are part of the Canadian communities they serve. Our franchisees are committed to bringing you the fresh, quality Subway you know and love, right where you live.

About the Survey

This survey was commissioned by Subway Canada and undertaken by The Harris Poll Canada. It ran overnight on February 18, 2025, in Canada and in the US. In Canada, 1,531 randomly selected Canadian adults who are Maru Voice Canada online panellists of which 820 are sub eaters participated. In the US, 1,514 randomly selected American adults who are Unlock Surveys online panellists of which 897 are sub eaters participated.

The results have been weighted by age, gender, region, and education (and in Quebec, language) to match the population, according to Census data. This is to ensure the sample is representative of the entire adult population of Canada and the US.

For comparison purposes, a probability sample of this size has an estimated margin of error (which measures sampling variability) of ±2.5%, 19 times out of 20 and among sub eaters ±3.4% in Canada and ±3.3% in the US. Discrepancies in or between totals when compared to the data tables are due to rounding.

*Limited time at participating restaurants.

Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.

The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, with picket lines forming. The other affected hospitals are NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

About 15,000 nurses are involved in the strike, according to New York State Nurses Association.

“After months of bargaining, management refused to make meaningful progress on core issues that nurses have been fighting for: safe staffing for patients, healthcare benefits for nurses, and workplace violence protections,” the union said in a statement issued Monday. “Management at the richest hospitals in New York City are threatening to discontinue or radically cut nurses’ health benefits.”

The strike, which comes during a severe flu season, could potentially force the hospitals to transfer patients, cancel procedures or divert ambulances. It could also put a strain on city hospitals not involved in the contract dispute, as patients avoid the medical centers hit by the strike.

The hospitals involved have been hiring temporary nurses to try and fill the labor gap during the walkout, and said in a statement during negotiations that they would “do whatever is necessary to minimize disruptions.” Montefiore posted a message assuring patients that appointments would be kept.

“NYSNA’s leaders continue to double down on their $3.6 billion in reckless demands, including nearly 40% wage increases, and their troubling proposals like demanding that a nurse not be terminated if found to be compromised by drugs or alcohol while on the job," Montefiore spokesperson Joe Solmonese said Monday after the strike had started. "We remain resolute in our commitment to providing safe and seamless care, regardless of how long the strike may last.”

New York-Presbyterian accused the union of staging a strike to “create disruption,” but said in a statement that it has taken steps to ensure patients receive the care they need.

"We’re ready to keep negotiating a fair and reasonable contract that reflects our respect for our nurses and the critical role they play, and also recognizes the challenging realities of today’s healthcare environment,” the statement said.

The work stoppage is occurring at multiple hospitals simultaneously, but each medical center is negotiating with the union independently. Several other hospitals across the city and in its suburbs reached deals in recent days to avert a possible strike.

The nurses’ demands vary by hospital, but the major issues include staffing levels and workplace safety. The union says hospitals have given nurses unmanageable workloads.

Nurses also want better security measures in the workplace, citing incidents like a an incident last week, when a man with a sharp object barricaded himself in a Brooklyn hospital room and was then killed by police.

The union also wants limitations on hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence.

The nonprofit hospitals involved in the negotiations say they’ve been working to improve staffing levels, but say the union’s demands overall are too costly.

Nurses voted to authorize the strike last month.

Both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani had expressed concern about the possibility of the strike. As the strike deadline neared, Mamdani urged both sides to keep negotiating and reach a deal that “both honors our nurses and keeps our hospitals open.”

“Our nurses kept this city alive through its hardest moments. Their value is not negotiable,” Mamdani said.

State Attorney General Letitia James voiced similar support, saying "nurses put their lives on the line every day to keep New Yorkers healthy. They should never be forced to choose between their own safety, their patients’ well-being, and a fair contract.”

The last major nursing strike in the city was only three years ago, in 2023. That work stoppage, at Mount Sinai and Montefiore, was short, lasting three days. It resulted in a deal raising pay 19% over three years at those hospitals.

It also led to promised staffing improvements, though the union and hospitals now disagree about how much progress has been made, or whether the hospitals are retreating from staffing guarantees.