A&W Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Manitoba Co-operator

A+W, whose English Muffin Bacon + Egger is shown here, plans to go head to head against McDonald’s in offering all-day breakfast across Canada by the end of February. (CNW Group/A+W Food Services of Canada Inc.)

McDonald’s, A+W roll out all-day breakfast for Canada

Burger chains McDonald’s and A+W expect to dial up their demand for Canadian eggs as they offer all-day breakfasts alongside their beef and chicken wares across the country, starting next month. Toronto-based A+W announced Thursday it would be “the first national burger chain to offer all-day breakfast at its restaurants” coast-to-coast starting Feb. 27, after

Hogs, Livestock

A+W books further sales growth, shifts bacon sourcing

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 7, 2016

Canadian burger and root beer chain A+W has logged a 12th straight quarter of same-store sales growth, this time following a shift in pork sourcing for its bacon supply. The Vancouver-based income fund on Tuesday reported gross sales of $243.8 million among the 838 restaurants in its royalty pool for its first quarter ending March

A+W, which sources eggs from this production facility, said it plans to source its eggs from hens in open-barn housing and raised without use of antibiotics. (CNW Group/A+W Restaurants)

Livestock

A+W ups ante on layer hen housing

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 11, 2016

Having already pledged to source eggs from hens in enriched housing and raised without use of antibiotics, burger chain A+W now plans to get all its eggs from hens in open housing. The Vancouver-based income fund said Wednesday that despite having “no open-barn housing options available” today that meet its antibiotic-free requirement, it plans to

A+W CEO Paul Hollands, shown here at right during the chain’s Cruisin’ to End MS promotion in August, said the chain’s “better ingredients” campaign is still having a “powerful impact” on consumers. (CNW Group/A+W Food Services of Canada)

Beef cattle, Livestock

Year-over-year same-store sales climb for A+W

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 8, 2016

Canadian burger-and-root beer chain A+W’s recent moves to boost the profile of its ingredients in a crowded quick-service playing field has pushed its sales past the billion-dollar mark in 2015. The A+W Revenue Royalties Income Fund on Friday reported net income of $21.32 million on $1.061 billion in reported sales from the 814 restaurants in

A McDonald’s restaurant in Toronto. (McDonalds.ca)

Beef cattle, Livestock

Consumers want sustainable beef, but defining that may be murky

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus October 13, 2015

CNS Canada –– McDonald’s plans on using sustainable beef by 2016, and intends on sourcing at least part of it from Canadian producers. The fast food giant’s latest step toward sustainability is to define what exactly that means. Defining sustainability is important, according to a beef brand officer, because in some cases it’s something consumers

A+W Food Services CEO Paul Hollands, shown here in Kitchener last August, reported marked increases in same-store sales growth in 2014, crediting the company’s new marketing campaigns. (CNW Group/A+W Food Services of Canada Inc. photo)

Livestock, Markets

A+W’s ‘better ingredients’ device yields improved sales

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 12, 2015

Burger-and-root-beer chain A+W’s bid to differentiate its food in a crowded Canadian market appears to have paid its way in increased sales through 2014. Releasing their year-end results Wednesday, Vancouver-based A+W Revenue Royalties Income Fund and A+W Food Services of Canada reported net income of $5.84 million on $318.37 million in sales from the 790

Livestock, Markets

A+W tightens chicken supply requirements

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 20, 2014

Canada’s No. 2 burger chain, in the midst of a bid to carve out new market space for its beef and eggs, now plans to differentiate its chicken burgers and chicken strips in the same way. A+W Food Services on Monday announced the latest step in its “Our Ingredients Guarantee” campaign, pledging it will “only

Beef cattle, Livestock

A+W pledges another ‘major ingredient change’ ahead

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 15, 2014

Canada’s second-biggest burger chain plans to follow up its new sourcing policies for beef and eggs with a third “major ingredient change,” due out next week. While releasing their results for the third quarter ending Sept. 7, A+W Revenue Royalties Income Fund and A+W Food Services of Canada said the ingredient change is set to

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures climb on Black Sea tensions

Pulse weekly: Record Australian pulse crop expected

National Farmers’ Union proposes guaranteed basic income for farmers

Tag Archives A&W

McDonald’s, A+W roll out all-day breakfast for Canada

A+W books further sales growth, shifts bacon sourcing

A+W ups ante on layer hen housing

Year-over-year same-store sales climb for A+W

Consumers want sustainable beef, but defining that may be murky

A+W’s ‘better ingredients’ device yields improved sales

A+W tightens chicken supply requirements

A+W pledges another ‘major ingredient change’ ahead

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Nov. 28, 2025

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Latest Market News