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A+W starts move to all-grass-fed, all-Canadian beef

Suppliers lined up to begin transition this spring

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 10, 2020

Canadian burger chain A+W’s next move to distinguish its menu in a crowded quick-service market will be a connection to the regenerative ag movement, as it sets itself up with an all-Canadian and all-grass-fed beef supply. The Vancouver-based chain, which includes almost 1,000 restaurants across Canada, announced Monday it’s “making a commitment to exclusively source

When farmers of all stripes do their job well, consumers have the option to safely choose between meat or plant-based sources of protein.

Editorial, Farmit Manitoba, Opinion, Other

Editor’s Take: Is fake meat just a flash in the pan?

By Gord Gilmour September 26, 2019

How much real interest is there in fake meat? By that I mean not the sort of interest you see in the equity markets where share prices have been driven through the roof because some investor doesn’t want to miss the next Microsoft or Amazon. Or the latest media hype, of which there’s been no

Crops, Pulses

‘Impossible’ meatless patty gets Burger King Whopper test

By GFM Network News, Jane Lanhee Lee April 2, 2019

Reuters — Vegetarian burgers may finally be getting the recognition they need to go mainstream in the U.S. On Monday Burger King and Silicon Valley startup Impossible Foods announced the rollout of the Impossible Whopper in 59 stores in and around St. Louis, Missouri. To mark the launch on April Fool’s Day, the burger giant

Editorial, Opinion, Other

Editorial: Mystery meat

By Gord Gilmour June 29, 2018

A paradigm shift appears to be coming quickly down at the fast-food drive-thru. Last week A&W Canada announced a new meat-free burger, touted as just as good as ground beef. It has partnered up with Beyond Meat, a company that’s attracted capital from sources such as Microsoft mogul Bill Gates and A-list actor Leonardo Dicaprio.

A+W’s Beyond Meat Burger. (A+W/CNW Group)

Crops, Pulses

A+W to launch pulseburger next month

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 21, 2018

Canada’s second-biggest burger chain plans to roll out a new non-meat burger in the Canadian market starting in July. A+W Food Services of Canada on Thursday announced a July 9 release date for what it’s dubbed the Beyond Meat Burger at all its restaurants across the country, in what CEO Susan Senecal called “the fastest

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Building bridges

By Gord Gilmour December 14, 2017

Earlier this month the A&W restaurant chain may have taken a significant step towards rebuilding its battered image with the nation’s cattle farmers. The company has been the source of much controversy in recent years after it introduced a marketing strategy branding the beef in its burgers as free of hormones and other growth promoters.

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: The science of marketing

By Gord Gilmour June 15, 2017

There’s an old truism from the world of marketing that goes, “the customer is always right.” Too often these days it’s used by bad customers to justify their even worse behaviour. They seem to feel it excuses all sort of boorishness, from yelling at the wait staff to making insulting low-ball offers. But its original

(CNW Group/A+W Food Services of Canada Inc.)

Livestock

Weather, ‘economic challenges’ drag on A+W sales

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 3, 2017

Canadian burger chain A+W cites “poor winter weather” in most regions and “economic challenges” in its Alberta and Saskatchewan markets for flat sales in its first quarter. The Vancouver-based burger and root beer chain on Tuesday booked total sales of $245.16 million for the quarter ending March 26, up 0.6 per cent from $243.8 million

Livestock

A+W tightens standards for broiler suppliers’ barns

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 10, 2017

Canadian burger and root beer chain A+W has set up additional standards for broiler barns supplying chicken meat to its restaurants. On top of its existing requirements for raising birds on grain-based diets without the use of antibiotics, the company on Friday announced it would require a new maximum stocking density for birds in its

Livestock

A+W books sales growth despite Prairie ‘challenges’

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 14, 2017

Canadian burger and root beer chain A+W has chalked up another year of same-store sales growth despite “economic challenges” in the Alberta and Saskatchewan markets. Posting its year-end results on Tuesday, A+W’s Vancouver-based income fund reported same-store sales growth of 3.4 per cent in 2016 over 2015, down from a 7.6 per cent sales growth

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Tag Archives A&W

A+W starts move to all-grass-fed, all-Canadian beef

Editor’s Take: Is fake meat just a flash in the pan?

‘Impossible’ meatless patty gets Burger King Whopper test

Editorial: Mystery meat

A+W to launch pulseburger next month

Editorial: Building bridges

Editorial: The science of marketing

Weather, ‘economic challenges’ drag on A+W sales

A+W tightens standards for broiler suppliers’ barns

A+W books sales growth despite Prairie ‘challenges’

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