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A&W on Track to Reach 20 Restaurant Deals in 2021
A&W, the one-of-a-kind American restaurant brand with more than 500 units in the U.S., has received commitments for more than 15 new restaurants this year, putting the brand on track to reach its...
A&W Launches New Apparel Line Cheddar Weather
A&W Restaurants (the Kentucky-headquartered, 102-year-old franchise) is rolling out a high-end collection of apparel and accessories that highlights the real star of the season: A&W Cheese...
A&W Returning to Arnold in Mid-October
A&W, the 500-plus-unit restaurant franchise with nearly 300 standalone restaurants in markets across the country, is returning to Arnold, Missouri. With plans to open by mid-October, the new...
Chicago Real Estate Developer Plans Five A&W Restaurants
After spending more than 30 years helping restaurant companies find sites and build locations in Chicago, local real estate developer Lee Fry Companies, Inc. is turning the tables and operating its...
A&W Restaurants Inks Deals to Open 9 More Restaurants
A&W Restaurants will soon open franchised restaurants in two of America’s fastest growing regions – Charlotte, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. It also is adding a location in St. Louis,...
A&W Restaurants Signs Five More Franchise Deals
2021 is shaping up as another monumental year for A&W Restaurants as it approaches 10th anniversary of being acquired by franchisees. In the first quarter, A&W signed development agreements...
It’s Going to Take More than a Pandemic to Stop A&W
The 102-year-old chain didn't just survive 2020—it had one of its best years in recent memory.
A&W’s Cod Sliders Return in Time for Lent
A&W’s Cod Sliders, introduced last year, are being reprised for the 2021 Lenten season at the chain’s single-brand locations. The mini sandwiches join other longtime seafood favorites,...
A&W Posts Ninth Straight Year of Sales Growth
Same-store sales at A&W’s U.S. single-brand franchised restaurants grew 9.7 percent last year, marking the ninth straight year of annual comp sales growth. Across the entire system, sales were...