A&W was originally established in Lodi California, in 1919, as a chain of drive-up restaurants specialized in hamburgers, hot dogs french fries and root beer. Today there are A&W Restaurant locations in malls and built up areas throughout the United states of America, Canada and around the world.
A&W's parent company, Yum! Brands Inc., also owns Long John Silver's, Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut.
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For more information on owning a A&W Restaurants franchise, please visit the official A&W Restaurants website here.
Franchising Tips and Facts
If you notice high pressure being used during a sales presentation, especially attempts to get you to sign up now, beware. The FTC rule requires at least 10 business days between getting the disclosure documents and paying or signing any agreements.
Owning an A&W Restaurants franchise is a long-term commitment. It happens all too frequently that people jump into business, and then they find out later that they do not like it because they expect to make lots of money. Making money from any business or franchise takes time, unless you enjoy yourself along the way, you are unlikely to perform at your peak and as a consequence, success may elude you.
By following the franchisor's business practices and offering products that meet the company's standards, A&W Restaurants franchisees can consistently provide customers with quality goods and services. In the United States the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and certain states can decide if a franchise is acting as a franchisor. If so, they regulate the activities of the franchisor, as to marketing and sales, and distribution of required disclosure information (Offering Circular aka UFOC) about the franchise to prospective purchasers. Certain other countries have similar regulations. Research has shown that the success rate of new franchisees is much higher than that for other new business start-ups.
Ongoing advertising and marketing programs help to ensure that A&W Restaurants franchises continue to grow, and remain strong. If the A&W Restaurants franchise system is successful in promoting their brand, and it leaves a positive impact on the customer. This should mean more sales for you as a franchisee.
One of the reasons you may be considering an A&W Restaurants franchise opportunity is brand recognition. With well known established brands, you don't have to work as hard to build brand awareness because a lot of that work has already been done by the franchisor and other franchisees. A good brand is immediately familiar in consumers' minds. To the consumer, brand equals the company's reputation.
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