Insiders are buzzing about Subway sale rumors

Hi and welcome to Insider Advertising for April 13. I'm senior advertising reporter Lauren Johnson, and here's what's going on:

• Subway sale rumors.
• CareerAdvice TikToks.
• Food SPACs.

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Insiders are buzzing about Subway's attempts to sell itself to Arby's or Burger King's parent companies

• Franchisees and corporate insiders are buzzing about rumors that Subway is looking to sell itself, Kate Taylor and Nancy Luna reported.
• Industry expert John Gordon said that RBI and Inspire Brands looked into buying Subway.
• Before becoming Subway's CEO, John Chidsey led Burger King when it was sold to 3G in 2010.

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Inside the CareerAdvice TikTok trend, where creators have driven more than 1 billion views and are helping Gen Z users land jobs

• A growing number of #CareersAdvice and #JobTok creators are building huge followings on TikTok, Molly Innes reported.
• Some creators are making money by offering career guides or sponsored job vacancy postings.
• David Paykin, a popular creator in the careers niche, has more than 1 million followers.

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Impossible Foods is reportedly looking to get in on the SPACs craze. Here are 7 other health-centric food brands that experts say could go public next.

• Food and consumer brands have been going public in droves thanks to investor interest and SPACs, Alex Bitter reported.
• Plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods is considering going public, Reuters reported Thursday.
• Insider asked food-industry experts which food companies were most likely to enter public markets in the next year or so.

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More stories we're reading:

• A new startup is helping influencers design and manufacture their own products (Insider)
• Gawker stalker: The news-and-gossip site that helped define the modern content web is coming back to life (NiemanLab)
• This 22-year-old influencer made $21,000 in 8 months by talking about chronic illness and body image on TikTok and Instagram (Insider)
• Tinder names new CMO as dating app pursues Gen Z (Wall Street Journal)

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