Chain: A&W

As it approaches its 100th anniversary, DAV is benefiting from the fundraising efforts of another 100-year-old brand: A&W Restaurants. Together, the two organizations raised nearly $175,000 from their annual National Root Beer Float Day campaign, as well as from sales of A&W’s centennial book. A&W restaurants nationwide gave away free Root Beer Floats on August […]

A&W is adding a first to the menu: Nutter Butter Creme Treats made with Oreo cookie pieces. The new shakes and Polar Swirls combine creamy vanilla soft-serve with Nutter Butter variegate and Oreo cookie pieces. A&W is calling them the “dream team of creme cookies.” A&W also is launching new hand-breaded chicken tender sliders. They […]

Just two months shy of A&W Restaurants’ 100th anniversary, its Second Century Growth Initiative is kicking into high gear with the opening of a flagship company-owned restaurant in Singapore’s new Jewel Changi Airport. It is the latest of at least 45 international and domestic locations expected to open this year. A&W returned to Singapore April […]

A&W is launching a new franchise growth program with reduced royalties as its centennial approaches. The Second Century Growth Initiative reduces royalties for new U.S. franchise partners. An incentive program for current operators will be introduced next month. The popular quick-service chain, known for its freshly made root beer, burgers and other all-American food, has […]

A&W Restaurants hired Dave Crowley to head franchise development for the growing chain, as it approaches its 100th anniversary. Between 1997 and 2010, Crowley held various development positions with A&W. He returns after development stints with such recognizable brands as Yum! Brands, Little Caesars and Marco’s Pizza. In his newest capacity as Director of Franchise Recruitment, […]

Everybody loves an all-American Root Beer Float on a hot summer day, and A&W Restaurants nationwide are making the treats even tastier by giving them away on National Root Beer Float Day, Monday, August 6. During the celebration, A&W’s restaurants nationwide will raise money for Disabled American Veterans (DAV). From 2-8 p.m., participating locations will […]

With the countdown to its 100th anniversary underway, A&W Restaurants is continuing to reappear along the roadsides that made it famous. After opening 15 franchise locations in 2017, the iconic brand expects to open another 12 this year. Since late 2011, when a group of franchisees acquired A&W from YUM! Brands, root beer lovers across […]

The long-awaited sequel is finally here. A&W Restaurants has released the follow-up to last year’s popular #AWcademyAwards Sweepstakes, a chance for film lovers to share A&W spoof movie posters, vote on nominees like Best Supporting Side and provide their own tongue-in-cheek movie reviews on social media for the chance to win prizes. Participants have the […]

A&W Restaurants Inc. has signed its largest multi-unit deal since the brand was acquired from Yum! Brands by a group of franchisees in late 2011. The development plan calls for eight restaurants to open over eight years in Northwest Ohio. “This agreement points to the power of the A&W brand and to the strength of […]

For almost a century, A&W Restaurants and its frosty mugs of root beer have played a special role in everyday lives: first jobs, first dates, first floats and more. Now, A&W Restaurants invites fans to share favorite memories and photos for the chance to be featured in an upcoming 100th Anniversary book. A&W, America’s first […]

A&W Restaurants Inc. has just launched an expanded, multi-faceted franchising strategy that builds on its success since being acquired from YUM! brands. The centerpiece of the campaign is an all-new franchise information website. A&W has nearly 1,000 locations worldwide, with more than 630 in the U.S. The company added 15 domestic locations in 2017, and it […]