A&W Restaurants News & Media
A&W training program gives franchisees leg up
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
A&W has a new training program designed to help franchisees get their footing before working in their own stores. The company has a new director of training…
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A&W celebrates 10 years under franchisee ownership
December 10, 2021
A&W is celebrating 10 years under franchisee ownership. Ten years ago, A&W was purchased by a tenacious group of franchisees to try and turn the…
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A&W plays up 1980s marketing snafu with 3/9-pound burger
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
Back in the 1980s, A&W tried to go toe-to-toe with McDonald's Quarter Pounder. The results were hilariously disappointing. Liz Bazner, A&W's senior director of…
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A&W opens in c-store space in Hot Springs, Arkansas
October 26, 2021
A&W Restaurants has added another location to its convenience store footprint with a unit in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Located in a small strip center that…
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A&W 'rebrands' burger after '80s marketing mishap
October 20, 2021
A&W Restaurants is releasing a clever marketing campaign for it's 1/3-pound burger in response to a decades-old marketing mishap that's seen renewed…
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A&W enters last quarter of 2021 with 15 commitments
October 15, 2021
A&W received commitments for more than 15 restaurants this year, putting the brand on track to reach its 2021 franchise sales goal of 20 new restaurants by…
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Multi-unit franchisees to re-introduce A&W to Arnold, Missouri
September 23, 2021
A&W is returning to Arnold, Missouri. With plans to open by mid-October, the new location will be owned by Jim Sprick and Jim Sill. The pair previously…
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A&W wraps up Q2 with 14 restaurant commitments
September 16, 2021
Halfway through 2021, A&W had awarded eight units and received commitment for 14 restaurants, putting the brand on track to reach its 2021 franchise sales…
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Chicago real estate developer to open 5 A&W restaurants
August 31, 2021
After spending more than 30 years helping restaurant companies find sites and build locations in Chicago, local real estate developer Lee Fry Companies, Inc.
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A&W franchises opening in Charlotte, Las Vegas, St Louis
July 19, 2021
A&W Restaurants will soon open franchised restaurants in two of America's fastest growing regions — Charlotte, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. It…
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A&W's excellent adventure in quiz-based marketing
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
"What kind of road tripper are you?" By digitally asking customers that simple question, A&W managed to establish something akin to the pandemic-restricted…
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A&W: An unusual form of ownership doing unusually well
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Franchisee-ownership of a brand may be rare, but one QSR that has operated under that structure for most of the last 10 years, is proof that it can be…
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Sales soaring at A&W
March 1, 2021
Despite the pandemic, A&W's sales were up 8.5% over last year, and the growth trend is continuing in 2021. January same-store sales climbed 20%, making it…
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QSR execs reveal how COVID-19 has changed leadership styles
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The last pandemic-stricken year has levied a literal cascade of slings and arrows at QSR leaders, which has seriously altered the way they are doing their…
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Taco Bell, A&W CEOs among those sharing 2020 lessons learned
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Granted, there's not much to love, let alone like about 2020 in the restaurant universe or elsewhere. But under the heading of pain so often bringing gain, we…
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A&W LTO: Get 'em while they're hot
December 16, 2020
A&W Restaurants' Sriracha Cheese Curds steamed up sales for the Lexington, Kentucky-based brand when they first hit its menus last year, so the QSR is…
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A&W Canada expands use of operations management software
December 11, 2020
A&W Food Services of Canada has expanded use of its operations management software across all of its 1,000 locations in that country, according to a news…
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A&W expands as September comp sales grow 13.5%
November 24, 2020
A&W Restaurants is closing in on its best annual comp-sales performance in five years, thanks to a 13.5% increase in September. October should be up by…
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A&W giving 10 customers free floats for year
July 29, 2020
A&W is gearing up for the upcoming National Root Beer Float Day on Aug. 6 by getting the word out about its Float-a-Friend sweepstakes that will ultimately…
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A&W signs development agreements with 10 franchisees
June 24, 2020
A&W Restaurants is expanding in at least six states after signing deals with 10 franchisees, a news release said.
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