A&W Restaurants News

A&W Restaurants announced today Amanda Potts as vice president of marketing and innovation for A&W Restaurants.

A&W Restaurants announced today, Betsy Schmandt, as chief executive officer and president of A&W Restaurants.

A&W Restaurants was recognized as one of the top 500 franchises in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500®.

A&W Restaurants announced today, Meredeth Jones as vice president of franchise development and design.

A&W Restaurants is celebrating its 105th birthday with a sweet new offering for America's often overlooked Greatest Generation.

A&W Restaurants is thrilled to announce the addition of four new franchise owners.

A&W Restaurants, the classic American franchise, is coming to Belleville at 648 Carlyle Ave on October 17th.

Ten years ago this month, the future of America’s oldest chain restaurant franchise was in question.

A&W, the 500-plus-unit restaurant franchise with nearly 300 standalone restaurants in markets across the country, is returning to Arnold.

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 own A&W 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, Missouri.

A&W signed development agreements with two new operators, while three current franchise partners committed to additional locations.

Same-store sales at A&W’s U.S. single-brand franchised restaurants grew 9.7% last year, marking the ninth straight year of annual comp sales growth.

A&W Restaurants is closing in on its best annual comp-sales performance in five years, having posted a 13.5% increase in September.

August sales at franchised A&W Restaurants grew 8.2% over last year, following double-digit increases in February, May, June and July.

Sales at franchised A&W restaurants soared 12% in July, the third straight month of double-digit same-store sales growth.

The strong performance comes as the iconic brand prepares to expand its convenience store and travel center presence from coast to coast with eight new franchised locations.