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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[–] 30 points 5 months ago (3 children)

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.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I was kinda wondering when I saw this because I thought it was one of those things yum(pepsi) bought up.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    the american a&w was part of yum brands until it was divested about 15 years ago.. yum itself was originally formed from the merger of pepsi's spun-off restaurant business and the american a&w's parent.

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