Chain: A&W

Yum! Recognizes Top Suppliers

Yum! Brands and the Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-op recently hosted their ninth annual STAR Awards gala to honor top suppliers to the system.

Yum! Honored for Diversity

Yum! Brands, Inc., parent company of A&W, KFC, Long John Silver’s, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, has been named one of BLACK ENTERPRISE Magazine’s “40 Best Companies for Diversity.”

YGR Brings Co-Branding Message To IFA Show

Visitors to the International Franchise Association (IFA) Show
will hear a message that two brands may be better than one for a
potential quick service restaurant franchisee with Yorkshire Global Restaurants, parent company for A&W
Restaurants and Long John Silver’s Restaurants.

A&W, Texaco Star Food Marts Team Up

Regal Oil, a Texaco distributor with 12 locations in West Texas, is planning to develop five A&W Restaurants in its Star Stop Food Mart convenience stores.

A&W Seeks Non-Traditional Venues

A&W Restaurants, Inc., which pioneered the drive-in restaurant in the United States, continues its expansion into non-traditional venues and recently announced the opening of two restaurants.

Yorkshire Global Restaurants Moves HQ

Yorkshire Global Restaurants, Inc. will take another step in preparation for moving its world headquarters to Lexington with an aggressive program to attract some new 100 employees.

A&W Co-Brands with Taco Time

Taco Time International and A&W Restaurants, Inc. announced an agreement to test four co-brand locations at Taco Time restaurants in Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

A Tests Texas Toast

A&W Restaurants, Inc. will begin a rollout of a new test product in the Detroit market called “Texas Toast” in early April 2000.