Subway apologizes for promotional sign

Subway has apologized to any Kansans who were offended by a sign that took a playful jab at the Sunflower State.

In early October, Topeka residents Joe and Karen Davis stopped at a Subway in Reedsport, Ore., where they saw a sign promoting a salmon sandwich. The sign said: “Another reason you’re lucky not to live in Kansas.”

When the Davises returned home, they e-mailed Subway and asked for an explanation and apology.

In a statement issued Thursday from Subway world headquarters in Milford, Conn., the sandwich corporation said it apologized to anyone in Kansas who found the sign offensive.

“We are fortunate to have friends in the franchisees we have in Kansas and would not do anything to offend them,” the statement said.

Mack Bridenbaker, public relations specialist at Subway, said the sign had been pulled from all locations. It appeared in selected states where the salmon sandwich was offered last spring. The sandwich was not offered in Kansas.