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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?

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[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago

oh thank goodness ...

I'm so tired of eating at Harvey's ... and Mary Brown's is too far!

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 hours ago

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.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 hours ago

A&W Canada is Canadian, separated from the US chain a while ago

[–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 hours ago

Yea, I believe A&W Canada is an entierly seperate company, and Canadian owned

[–] PorkchopDisco@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 hours ago

Having eaten at both US and Canadian A&W restaurants, the Canadian chain is much better fyi.