A&W History
Category: Other
Updated: 3 Nov 2017
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Created byAnirudh Verma
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1956: First drive-in restaurant
opened in Winnipeg, Manitoba1966: Number of Restaurants
increased to 2001972: Company
acquired by Unilever1980: First hamburger chain
to venture into shopping malls1989: Became 2nd Largest
burger chain in Canada1995: Company acquired in
management buyout1996: Company begins
franchising services2002: A&W Revenue Royalties
Income Fund Formed2010: Company opens
first urban restaurant2013-16: Adopted chicken, beef and pork
without antibiotics, steroids and hormonesFeb, 2017: Established an
Urban franchise associate restaurant.
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