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A&W is a fast-food restaurant chain in Canada, franchised by A&W Food Services of Canada, Inc. [5]. The company was initially a subsidiary of the U.S.-based A&W Restaurants chain, with the subsidiary opening its first franchise in Winnipeg in 1956.
A&W Restaurants entered the Canadian market in 1956. In 1972, the American company sold the Canadian unit to Unilever thus creating A&W (Canada). In 1995, it was spun off into an independent entity with no ties to its American counterpart. They have over 800 locations nationwide. [1]
In the same year, A&W bought the Burger City chain, converting its nine drive-thru kiosks to A&W units. [ 55 ] George E. Michel, who had worked with the Canadian chain for twenty years, was appointed president of the American A&W Restaurants in January 1991, becoming CEO in January 1992.
Nutrition (Per serving): Calories: 350 Fat: 11 g (Saturated fat: 3.5 g) Sodium: 650 mg Carbs: 41 g (Fiber: 0 g, Sugar: 9 g) Protein: 20 g. The original hamburger is as healthy as it gets on A&W's ...
In the late 1950s, Fuller moved his young family to Canada and operated a series of A&W (Canada) locations in Edmonton, Alberta. Soon, the Fullers were operating thirty locations [3] [4] and a series of Fuller’s, a Denny’s type of chain. [5] In the 1970s, the Fullers moved west to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Drink portal; A&W Root Beer is an American brand of root beer that was founded in 1919 by Roy W. Allen [3] and primarily available in the United States and Canada.Allen partnered with Frank Wright in 1922, creating the A&W brand and inspiring a chain of A&W Restaurants founded that year.
In 2000, Yorkshire Global Restaurants agreed to test multi-branded locations with Louisville, Kentucky-based Tricon Global, owner of the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell chains. [citation needed] The parent company of Long John Silver's and A&W, Yorkshire was acquired by Tricon Global and Tricon was renamed Yum! Brands, Inc in May 2002.
An American A&W Restaurant in Page, Arizona. This is a list of notable drive-in restaurants. A drive-in restaurant is one where a customer can drive in with an automobile for service. For example, customers park their vehicles and are usually served by staff who walk out to take orders and return with food, encouraging diners to remain parked ...