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Joint KFC/A&W restaurant in Cologne, Germany, in November 2003. The chain attempted to enter large European markets thanks to joints with KFC. In Germany the first non-military A&W restaurant opened in Garbsen near Hanover on May 27, 2003 [77] followed by a second in Cologne in July. A third in Berlin was scheduled for early September. [78]
A&W may refer to: A&W Restaurants, an American fast food chain A&W (Canada), a fast food chain originally a part of A&W Restaurants, later sold and operated as a separate company; A&W Root Beer "A&W" (song), a song by American singer Lana Del Rey
The first A&W Root Beer outlet in Canada opened in 1956. By 1960 the number of A&W restaurants swelled to more than 2,000. In 1963 the company was sold to the J. Hungerford Smith Company, which had produced Allen's concentrate since 1921. That year the first overseas A&W restaurant opened its doors in Guam.
Wetson's struggled against the large national hamburger chains McDonald's and Burger King when they entered the New York metropolitan area market in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This led in 1975 to Wetson's merging with the Nathan's Famous fast-food chain, the closing of 29 Wetson's locations, [4] and the ultimate discontinuation of the ...
Kobacker, two locations in Buffalo, New York; closure announced on December 27, 1972. [362] No relation to Kobacker's Market, a grocery store in Brewster, New York; E.J. Korvette (New York City), closed 1980; Kresge's (multiple locations) Loehmann's, peaked at about 100 stores in 17 states, liquidated in 2014 after several bankruptcies.
The drink gained the name "A&W Root Beer" in 1922 when an employee of Allen's stand in Stockton, [7] Frank Wright, joined Allen in a partnership. The following year, A&W opened its first drive-in restaurant, located in Sacramento. [2] Though Frank Wright was bought out another year later, the chain of root beer stands retained the same name.
In July 2018, A&W locations began serving Beyond Meat's vegan Beyond Burger. [23] The chain had a shortage of the Beyond Burger in August 2018, but announced that all locations would receive stock by October 2018. [24] In 2019 A&W expanded its Beyond Meat offerings with the release of the Beyond Meat Sausage N' Egger. [25]
The first Washington, D.C area location opened downtown in 1934; a 27,000-square-foot (2,500 m 2) restaurant in the Washington Building, 1425 G Street, NW at New York Avenue. [5] It was a regular stop for southern congressman, including Sen. Richard Russell (D-GA) and Sen. Clyde Hoey (D-NC). During World War II, the cafeteria served up to 9,000 ...