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Sandwich chain Subway said Thursday it will be sold to the private equity firm Roark Capital.

The Lynchburg Police Department is searching for a man that robbed a Subway at gunpoint on Sunday.

Subway has a new recipe for success: fewer stores and a bigger menu.

Two customers in California allege that Subway’s tuna sandwiches are made with a “mixture of various concoctions” and no actual tuna. TODAY reports the lawsuit was filed last week on behalf of two Californians who said they were “were tricked into buying food items that wholly lacked the ingredients they reasonably thought they were purchasing.”Karen Dhanowa and Nilima Amin are suing Subway for several claims including fraud, intentional misrepresentation and unjust enrichment. The duo claims that an independent testing of the ingredients shows that the product is made from “anything but tuna.” Instead, they allege Subway blended together different ingredients to imitate the appearance of tuna as they claim the sandwiches “entirely lack any trace of tuna as a component, let alone the main or predominant ingredient.”AdAccording to the ingredients listed on Subway’s website, the tuna sandwich contains “flaked tuna blended with creamy mayo.”A spokesperson from Subway has refuted these claims through a statement to People saying: “Subway delivers 100% cooked tuna to its restaurants, which is mixed with mayonnaise and used in freshly made sandwiches, wraps and salads that are served to and enjoyed by our guests.”The statement continues by saying that “these baseless accusations threaten to damage our franchisees [and] small business owners who work tirelessly to uphold the high standards that Subway sets for all of its products, including its tuna.”This isn’t the first time Subway has been accused that a menu item isn’t actually what it seems. Back in October, the Supreme Court in Ireland said Subway bread isn’t really bread because of the high amount of sugar.

LONDON – Ireland’s Supreme Court has ruled that bread sold by the fast food chain Subway contains so much sugar that it cannot be legally defined as bread. A panel of judges rejected the appeal Tuesday, ruling that the bread sold by Subway contains too much sugar to be categorized as a “staple food,” which is not taxed. The law makes a distinction between “bread as a staple food” and other baked goods “which are, or approach, confectionery or fancy baked goods,” the judgement said. Subway said it was reviewing the latest tax ruling. It added that the decision was based on an outdated bread exemption set by the Irish government that was updated in 2012.

RAPHINE, Va. – In case you needed a reminder, celebrities are just like us! Country music sensation Kane Brown made a quick pit stop at White’s Travel Center in Raphine on Thursday morning. Subway employee, Angie Graves, snapped a selfie with the ‘Heaven’ singer to remember the surprise visit. Brown recently released “Be Like That” with Swae Lee and Khalid back in July.

(CNN) - Many of our favorite fast food and restaurant chains continue to contribute to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, according to a report released Thursday by advocacy groups. The report, called Chain Reaction V, focuses on antibiotic use in both poultry and beef food items. Thus advocacy groups have turned to some of the largest buyers of raw beef and chicken -- restaurants -- and asked them to use their purchasing power to force change. McDonald's is in the pilot phase of their commitment, Brook said, with plans to announce reduction targets by the end of 2020. "They're cutting one drug by 20% in less than a third of their beef supply.

(CNN) - Subway is exploring the plant-based protein trend with a meatless meatball sub. The Beyond Meatball Marinara sub will be available for a limited time. Burger King will start serving a meatless version of its Whopper, featuring a patty made by Beyond competitor Impossible Foods, nationwide this week. For restaurants, testing out the products is a way to cash in on a fast-growing trend. Beyond and Subway worked together to develop the Beyond Meatball, which is only available at Subway restaurants.

Every year through WSLS-10's partnership with Subway, the community nominates youth coaches who have made an impact on their team. This year, Joyce Goodwin, whose grandson is on the 13U YardDawgs, nominated his coach Chris Perdue. "I nominated coach Chris for all he does for these boys. So when we surprised Perdue at his baseball practice Tuesday with dinner, a Subway gift card, and other goodies, he was shocked. He's a good coach and he knows a lot about baseball.