A&W Restaurants
Shortly after Allen had bought out Wright's portion of the business, he began franchising the product. His profits came from a small franchise fee and sales of concentrate. There was no standard food menu for franchises until 1978. By 1960, they had 2000 stores.
In 1989, A&W made an agreement with Minnesota-based chain Carousel Snack Bars to convert that chain's 200 locations (mostly kiosks in shopping malls) to "A&W Hot Dogs & More". Some A&W Hot Dogs & More locations are still in operation today.
In the United States and Southeast Asia, A&W is currently a franchisee-owned company. Many A&W locations that opened in the U.S. during the Yum! Brands years were co-branded with one of Yum!'s other chains—Long John Silver's, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut or Kentucky Fried Chicken.
As of December, 2011, A&W was bought by new ownership and moved their World Headquarters to Lexington, KY.
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