Talk:A&W Restaurants

message: I'd just like to mention that under Canadian law a "whole wheat bun" must be at least 60% whole wheat flour, the buns we use at A&W are only 40%, therefore we call them "wheat buns", and drop the whole so we don't get ourselves sued
Should it be mentioned that far more people know about the root beer, instead of the restaurant? (Would this be true?) Rhymeless | (Methyl Remiss) 22:46, 24 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Description of foods

message: I cut half this ****** thing out; for a start I don't know how much applies outside Canada, and even if it does, it was tediously longwinded, describing every ******* minor variant (separate entries for "Bacon 'n' Egger", "Sausage 'n' Egger") and even portion sizes. It took up half the **** article on its own, and that was for just one country! #$^#$^#$^#$!!!!!
(At this stage Fourohfour's expletive-censoring machine blows up).
It's still horribly long, and probably needs cut back further. The article should note the major products sold throughout the world, as well as notable special cases. However, adding this much unimportant detail is a prime example of Wikipedia "fact bloat".
Really, I know I'm getting annoyed and mean-spirited about this, but can't people stop and think whether adding such bloat really benefits the article?
Fourohfour 14:32, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Canadian menu

message: A&W Restaurants are also in Indonesia. Unfortunatly I have no further information about the amount or when the first restaurant opened. But it would be nice if someone could add it to the main article.
* Worked in Indonesia for one year (2006), A&W is actually extremely popular there. Coming from Malaysia, I was surprise to note that they have more A&W restaurants than KFC and McDonalds (both have relatively few restaurants in Jakarta). Menu quite different too (they have rice). Anyway, had stopped going to A&W in Indonesia after some guy (local Indo terrorist) tried to blow up one of their restaurant in east Jakarta. (the bomb failed) --Bukhrin 14:47, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: International - Indonesia 

message: Right now this article is way way too Canada centric. If someone could improve that, it'd be appreciated. --Woohookitty(meow) 10:09, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Canadian A&W was spun off from the rest of the chain years ago and is no longer affiliated with the US/international A&W. (On the other hand, Kentucky Fried Chicken actually started as a separate chain in Canada and was merged into the US one in the 80s, but I digress...) Although, given that the Canadian A&W has maintained its market share in its country far more than the original has in the US and elsewhere, I'm not sure if the "worldwide view" tag is justified. Kirjtc2 03:17, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Worldwide View tag 

message: I'm the main one working on this article, and living in Canada of all places, That's where I get all my information. I unfortunately don't have any sources to speak of in the US or across seas. So as it stands, Canada is in fact going to be the most reported on. I'm sorry if this doesn't reflect this "worldview" that the one tag is asking for, and I'm also sorry that this article is so Canada intensive, but it's going to have to stay that way until either I can find some time to do intensive research, or until other people from other countries step up and do a bit of editing.
All I'm trying to do is make sure that this page is completed to the best of my knowledge. Seeing as my knowledge is limited to the Canadian chain of A&W, I do find that it's fairly complete. I would appreciate any and all help that anyone is willing to give.
Granted, it may be a big request, but some people who're complaining about how this article has too much information on Canada and not enough about other countries, most likely live in the US. What's to keep you from adding your two cents in? If you don't want to take the time to make room for all your info, then I'm asking you, to please e-mail me the information, and I'll make sure that I add it as soon as possible. 
My e-mail is [Removed due to Inactiveness], and please include "wikipedia" in the subject so my junk-mail filter will sort it. Thanks for your time, and I hope that some of you take me up on my offer. NetStormer 18:31, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't have a problem with your Canadian-centric work; the article isn't solely your responsibility, and you shouldn't feel that it is. The tag is understandable, but so long as you're not assuming that Canadian information is applicable in every country (nor are presenting it as such, which you aren't), there's nothing wrong with your contribution. Fourohfour 14:55, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for your input Fourohfour (can I call you 404???)  I realize that it's not only my responsibility to keep this page up to date. I'm just asking that if people have info, but no time to put it up there, to give it to me so that I can. It's not a big request IMHO. I'm just sick of people complaining about this article rather than helping it grow. NetStormer 06:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why this page is so Canada intensive... 

message: No other fast food place does that huh? Explain McDonald's products... The A&W Menu has the potential to become similar to that. The beginning of that starts with the menu itself. If you feel that the menu itself isn't noteworthy enough, then why keep the link to go down to that section, and why keep the Canadian Menu History (or evolution, whatever I called it)????? Explain yourself please. If you're going to remove something, have a good reason besides "No other restaurant does that" because you are mistaken. Also, I'm putting the menu back on until you can come up with a better reason the menu shouldn't be there.NetStormer 06:39, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I know this is two months late, but for somebody that purportedly has an IQ in the genius level (I got this from the multiple userboxes that aren't germaine to anything), you may want to a) be able to count (5 million Canadians?), b) not make up words (germainder?) and c) search wikipedia (no other restaurant has an article on their menu?) And, by the way, I assume the eTantrum you threw when you were wholly proven wrong is an inherited condition of "confederate honor". Professor Ninja 05:59, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Uhh, sorry to point this out, but you are the one throwing a snotty tantrum.--Bedford 07:07, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Menu Items - rebuttal to Bedford 

message: In one part of the paragraph on the UAE, it's stated that there's "quite a few" A&Ws. Few sentences over, that's become "only a few". Which is it? Professor Ninja 05:50, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Concerning the UAE... 

message: Whats with their teen burgers?  Is that like small burgers from the children's menu? -76.4.49.201 00:10, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Teen burgers 

message: The history section needs expansion. Big time. TenPoundHammer 15:40, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: History section

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message: We should have some discussion on this.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Omgtkkyb1992 (talk • contribs) 15:54, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Animal burger

message: Is someone trying to be funny?  Or is there a really brave franchisese located there?  Vandalism?  The grammar and spelling is horrible.
--0xDEADC0DE (talk) 00:30, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Somalia location? 

message: It seems to me that there are far fewer locations today than there were in the early '70s. Does anyone have info as to the # of locations over time? Dlchambers (talk) 20:45, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Decline?

message: As one of the four listed products in the infobox (along with root beer, hamburger and hot dogs)??? Way overselling the importance of cheese curds, while ignoring everything else on the menu. It should be edited out.--Fizbin (talk) 23:59, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cheese curds?? 

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message: "Before 2011, A&W (besides Canada), was a Yum! Brands, Inc. company."   Can we get a date of acquisition by YUM?--Lance W. Haverkamp (talk) 05:51, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acquisition by YUM 

message: I saw no mention of the fact that they advertise beef with no added hormones or steroids. Is that new? Is it only in Canada? To me that's kind of a big deal because when my family found out we immediately decided to only eat there if we get fast food--without even trying the burgers again. I expect it's going to be huge for their business if it's a new thing.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:E00F:4008:12:0:0:0:38 (talk) 14:38, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Better beef" 

message: "In 1971, a beverage division began, supplying bottled A&W products to grocery stores. The soft drinks sold under A&W are root beer and cream soda (both original and diet), made by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc."
This makes the implication that since 1971 Dr Pepper/Seven Up has made these drinks. That company didn't exist til 86 and Ceased existence in 2006. 198.45.184.25 (talk) 21:47, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong 

message: Does A&W sell Coca Cola or Pepsi products? I know that it sold Coca Cola products before it got bought out by Yum! Brands in 2002 and switched over to Pespi in 2003. However, some locations still serve Coca Cola --24.147.1.197 (talk) 21:32, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Since my local A&W is closed for the season, I can't go find out what is served there.  But it may very well be up to the local franchise owner depending on what the cheapest contract they can get.  Dismas|(talk) 03:49, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Coca Cola or Pepsi Products as A&W's Soft Drinks

message: :::Could a list of countries where A&W Restaurants operate be put on the page? This also includes countries that had these restaurants but they have since closed. For example Germany had three A&W Restaurants, all cobranded with KFC. However, by 2007, 2 of them converted to being self KFC restaurants and the other one closed down all together. There used to be a list on the page a few years ago, but it was removed a while back during a major editing of the page. --24.147.1.197 (talk) 20:12, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit Request 3/24/14

message: The introduction states that A&W Root Beer is "prepared onsite." Is there anything unusual about the way this particular fountain drink is prepared, or is it a puffery term like "handmade sandwich"? If "prepared onsite" means that pre-made bag-in-box syrup is mixed with carbonated water, then all fountain drinks are "prepared onsite."
The ingredients listing on A&W's website states that as of August 1, 2014, the root beer contained:
:Root Beer: Carbonated water, sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, natural and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate, phosphoric acid, and red #40
So, the drink is "made with real cane sugar", but that is not the only sweetener, and there is at least one artificial flavor compound.
I don't want to change the statement to something that is objective but that might contribute to a negative perception of the product. Neither "made with real cane sugar" nor "a mixture of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup" is conducive to NPOV. The statement was removed.
Roches (talk) 12:26, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Onsite preparation of root beer 

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message: I can find no reference to this company operating in Australia.  Has someone confused the Melbourne Florida, and Sydney Nova Scotia store locations with places in Oz? JulianL (talk) 10:42, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I think you're right; I can't find any evidence that it ever had restaurants in Australia. Schazjmd (talk) 14:50, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  It was added by an IP user with no citations (see edit diff). I'm just going to remove it unless someone else wishes to provide a source on the matter. Leventio (talk) 17:56, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Australia? 

message: I think it might be interesting to note any particularly successful franchisees, such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Willard_Marriott who got is start with an A&W Franchise in Washington DC that got him started into a major food empire before it ultimately exited food to become exclusively a massive hotel chain.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.156.255.250 (talk) 05:21, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to Marriott International