In 2006, the first kosher Subway restaurant in the United States opened, in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio in the Mandel JCC of Cleveland. Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle attended the opening. A press release stated, "With slight modifications, such as no pork-based products, and the use of soy-based cheese product, the menu is virtually identical to that of any other Subway restaurant."[42] Other openings soon followed, briefly making Subway one of the largest U.S. kosher restaurant chains.[43] At their peak, twelve kosher Subway locations were open in the U.S, including Kansas City and 5 in New York.