Just found out this Wikipedia article where it says its american: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26W_Restaurants
But then in there there is a link to this other article where it says that A&W Canada is actually a separate Canadian company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26W_(Canada)
Kind of confusing to be honest but if I understood correctly, it seems like buying in there is not supporting the americans, am I right?
Yea, I believe A&W Canada is an entierly seperate company, and Canadian owned
Last few times I was in there they were making claims about sourcing Canadian beef. Veggie burger is good. It’s the only fast food place I go to. Proudly Canadian I think.
a&w canada is separate from a&w in the u.s., correct.
unilever (uk) bought the canadian business only of a&w in the 1970s–that’s what split the u.s. and canadian parts. some franchisees in canada grouped-together and bought the canadian a&w from unilever in 1995.
I was kinda wondering when I saw this because I thought it was one of those things yum(pepsi) bought up.
the american a&w was part of yum brands until it was divested about 15 years ago… yum itself was originally formed from the merger of pepsi’s spun-off restaurant business and the american a&w’s parent.
oh that funny. I know pepsi spun off yum because it pissed off restaurant customers but did not realize a&w was kind of the parent.
Having eaten at both US and Canadian A&W restaurants, the Canadian chain is much better fyi.
Yes.
My A&W consumption went way up after Trump was re-elected.
Best fast food breakfast (hashbrowns are superior), best beef burgers. Chicken is a bit meh. Onion rings are obviously S tier. Root beer is great.
With coupons they’re a no brainer. Regular price I’d rather do A&W twice for every 3 visits of other stuff.
oh thank goodness …
I’m so tired of eating at Harvey’s … and Mary Brown’s is too far!
I wish there was a Harvey’s anywhere near me.
They do have a pretty mean hashbrown. Their coffee isn’t half bad either. I’m always down for a teen burger too. I don’t get it much, but it’s the only fast food joint that doesn’t send my blood sugar into a death spiral.
It’s very expensive fast food.
6.49 egger combo with a coupon this morning. Regular price is maybe a couple bucks more than a similar McDonalds meal.
Hence, “go twice there instead of three times somewhere else”.
Very expensive? What’s your definition of that? Any suggestions on where to go instead? Or just a shit and run comment?
Pretty much all fast food has become expensive in the last few years.
I wouldn’t know. I wouldn’t eat any of that shit.
It’s all that price where we are, so A&W is better with real cheese, organic coffee, actual eggs.
A&W Canada is Canadian, separated from the US chain a while ago
What I would also like to know is if the Okinawan A&W is independent from the US one as well. It’s the only prefecture in Japan that has it. I haven’t gone in years because it’s just not as good as the Canadian one and because it might be US-owned.
pretty sure okinawa a&w locations are franchisees of the american a&w.
Yeah, I thought so… Oh well, I’ll just stick to my MOS burger I guess.
Whenever I want 'amburgers and woot beer, I go to the A&W. /s
Homestar Runner detected.
Being Canadian does not make it okay to commit cruelty, violence, torture and atrocity against vulnerable individuals.
It’s not individuals, just animals.
Cattle, pigs, and chickens are individuals. Each is a particular someone: a living being with their own body, perspective, experiences, preferences, fears, habits, relationships, and continued interest in what happens to them.
It does not mean they are human, or that their minds work exactly like human minds. It means they are not morally interchangeable objects. It means they have moral worth as individuals.
Regardless of whether you agree that they are individuals, you appear to be saying that you think it is morally acceptable to commit needless cruelty, violence, torture and atrocity against animals. Is that your position?
Not needless. And no, I don’t care what happens to chickens.
