Some Subway India outlets drop tomatoes citing poor quality amid price surge

Some Subway India outlets have stopped serving tomatoes in their salads and sandwiches due to quality problems, the latest move by a foreign brand as prices of the staple have soared nearly 400% to record highs in the country.
A Subway outlet at a Delhi airport terminal announced the “Temporary Unavailability of TOMATOES” in a sign saying the restaurant could not get enough supply that passed its quality checks.
“Hence for the time being we are forced to serve you products without tomatoes,” it said. “We are working to get the tomatoes supplies back.”
Everstone Group’s Culinary Brands, which has the master franchisee for some 200 of India’s 800 Subway and manages the supply chain for all of them, did not respond to a request for comment.
It was not clear how many outlets were affected.