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Top-performing A&W restaurants generate over $2M in annual sales, with system averages exceeding 1.3M.*
A&W leverages the largest QSR supply chain in the U.S., for powerful pricing and sourcing.
Franchisees hold 50% voting power on marketing and beyond; ensuring their voice drives important decisions.
*These figures are from Item 19 of our Franchise Disclosure Document issued on April 28, 2025. The average annual gross sales of the 59 freestanding restaurants with drive-thrus that reported net sales to us was $1,326,392. The average annual gross sales for the top quartile of these restaurants was $2,002,171. This information does not account for seasonal restaurants, freestanding restaurants without drive-thrus, convenience and gas station restaurants, captive restaurants or co-branded restaurants. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance you will sell as much.
With over 100 years of history, A&W has become synonymous with nostalgia, family, and good times. Our restaurants hold a special place in the hearts of people across multiple generations. As a franchisee, you’ll benefit from strong brand recognition and more than a century of industry experience.
A&W started as a roadside root beer stand and we’re still serving up frosty mugs of it, made fresh in store every day. Our menu is filled with high-quality, crowd-pleasing favorites like burgers, fries, and cheese curds that keep guests coming back and drive ROI for our franchisees.
A&W proudly offers our franchisees support and collaboration with corporate that stands apart in the industry. We offer comprehensive training, ongoing assistance, and an experienced franchisee network to help you build a thriving business that can be passed down through multiple generations.
*The above costs do not include real estate (rent or land) costs
“The corporate team is very approachable. Our restaurant Support Center staff is great. You can call and get any one of them on the phone any day, and they’re very quick at responding to help you. They listen to us and allow us to do what we think is best as franchisees. Another big thing we have going for us is a very strong Franchise Association, who represents our franchisees and gets to vote on every single thing that the company does.”
“We really are a family business. We have third generation operators right now, grandsons and granddaughters running and developing stores. And we are a close franchise group—when we see each other at our state meetings and national conventions, we greet each other with hugs, not handshakes. We are more family-oriented than any other chain I can think of.”
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