Kevin Bazner had an agreement to join another brand on his desk when the phone rang. It was Dale Mulder, an A&W lifer who had been with the chain since the early 1960s, and is credited as the first ...

A&W Restaurants didn't shy away from the online uproar over M&M's decision to put its cartoon "spokescandies" on hiatus. Mars, which owns M&M's, publicly acknowledged this week that "even a candy's ...

A&W has been serving up root beer and burgers for nearly 100 years—grab a frosty mug and see how this California chain kicked off a new era of American eateries. 1. A&W IS NAMED AFTER ITS FOUNDERS, ...

There’s been some industry chatter lately of “getting to the other side.” Hold fort on price, as much as possible, and withstand soft traffic until consumer confidence rebounds on the downslope of ...

A&W Restaurants Inc. is one of the oldest fast-food chains in America, but new CEO Betsy Schmandt believes that even a 105-year-old brand can evolve. She calls it “newstalgia:” a strategy that ...

TORONTO – Bolstered by an ongoing strategy to beef up its food quality and customer experience, A&W is now expanding rapidly in Canada despite the challenging environment fast-food giants face. While ...