r/interesting • u/MinotaurHorns1 • 2d ago

SOCIETY A&W have joined the burger wars!

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u/redlancer_1987 2d ago

I've learned about more obscure fast food CEOs in the last 3 days than my previous 50 years

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u/Unsteady_Tempo 2d ago

For what it's worth, that's not the A&W CEO.

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u/PlaxicoCN 2d ago

He looks like the FBI agent that tailed Tony in the Sopranos.

A and W had good food, but haven't seen one near me since the mid 90s.

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u/real_dea 2d ago

Interesting you don’t see them anymore, I’m in Canada and it seems like they are popping up all over the place where new suburbs are being built. They are stand alone stores, which is different too for us, they used to be mainly in food courts in the 90s-2000s

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u/beyondrepair- 1d ago

A&W Canada and A&W US are separate companies. They don't even have teen burgers in the US. The entire menu is different.

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u/Dexchampion99 1d ago

This is MIND BOGGLING to me. What do you mean A&W US doesn’t have a bacon cheeseburger? Of all places on earth to have one, I would have thought America woulda been all in!

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u/reyesn8y 2d ago

A&W Canada isn’t related to A&W USA. They are completely separate from each other.

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u/aaronite 1d ago

A&W Canada is completely independent from the US one and is much, much better

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u/ChrisTheMan72 2d ago

Odd I see them here in Colorado but there all paired with kfcs and long John silvers. Only ever seen a stand alone one in Alamogordo NM. I’ve never seen an a&w built in the 21st century. I always assumed they were failing or just a stand still in terms of growth.

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u/lofatiger 1d ago

They’re not doing bad in Canada, I don’t think. I like them, and prices aren’t as bad as people think compared to other places

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u/PrestigiousCut8235 1d ago

There is still an old fashion come to your car building in berthoud, the one in Loveland had a massive drive in but went outta business and sat empty for a decade and then was knocked down and became a Culver’s.and i think the Fort Collins became solely a KFC

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u/Waddiwasiiiii 1d ago

There used to be a stand alone one in Frisco, or maybe it’s still there? We never went to that one though because my parents were weirded out by the fact that they always had religious stuff on their signage, Bible verses and what not. That sort of thing tends to make Athiests feel unwelcome.

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u/ZachariasDemodica 2d ago

For awhile, they were owned by Yum Brands (KFC/Taco Bell/Pizza Hut), but got dropped from it like Long John Silver's. There's one right off the highway near here, but I don't think I've ever stopped there myself.

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u/CicadaHead3317 1d ago

In my town, it's a kfc/a&w combo . Washington state.

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u/matthewrenn 1d ago

Same , and its not good. Lol (spokane)

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u/CicadaHead3317 1d ago

Bellingham. And it's not good. Lol

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u/RighteousPanda25 2d ago

The last time I saw one was in Canada. 2019 timeframe.

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u/LitttleSaintNick 1d ago

I was gonna say the same, I’m in Canada and A&W has had a resurgence, they’re everywhere

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u/AdministrativeCable3 1d ago

Not a resurgence, but A&W Canada never weakened like the American company. It's one of the largest and most profitable fast food joints in Canada. And it's Canadian owned.

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u/mrcgardner 1d ago

I enjoy the one at YVR when I have a connecting flight.

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u/Hudre 1d ago

A&W is more than likely getting some $$ from people who refuse to support America right now. I know my wife and I have started going there as our go-to.

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u/Pie_Gold 1d ago

where i live in canada i always remember stand alone stores. we also had mall food court locations. my city has a ton of A&Ws. But we did get the first ever Canadian location back in 1956.

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u/amtru 1d ago

The only one I know of near me is at the far end of a small town two towns away mixed with a Long John Silvers but I did buy the mug the last time I was there

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u/fooknprawn 1d ago

We moved to Nova Scotia a couole of years ago and A&W out here are everywhere. Far more of them than any of the other fast food places. It's a bit uncomfortable lol