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A&W All American Food<br> <br> * * *<br> <br>A&W<br> <br> * * *<br> <br>A&W Restaurants
A&W All American Food franchises quick-service restaurants offering draft A&W Root Beer, hamburgers, chicken tenders, hot dogs, soft serve ice cream, and fries in freestanding drive-thru locations, endcap strip mall spots, or non-traditional venues like malls. The business model involves licensing the A&W brand, system, trademarks, and trade dress to franchisees for new builds or conversions, with initial franchise terms of 10-20 years. It targets high-traffic areas serving lunch, dinner, and evening customers competing in the fast-food market.
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Franchise Costs
5% royalty + 5% ad fund + $4,000-$10,000 annual insurance (approx. $333-$833/mo)
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: 59 franchised Freestanding Restaurants that were open and operating for the entire 12 months of 2025 (Table I) for revenue data. A subset of 17 of these restaurants provided profit and loss information (Table III).
* Average, median, top, and bottom quartile gross revenue (Net Sales) are from Table I for 59 Reporting Freestanding Restaurants. Average gross profit is from Table III for 17 Reporting Freestanding Restaurants. Average EBITDAR and EBITDAR margin are from Table III for 17 Reporting Freestanding Restaurants. Note that the average Net Sales for the 17 restaurants in Table III ($1,486,382) differs from the average Net Sales for the 59 restaurants in Table I ($1,297,747). The FDD also presents Net Sales data for 52 Reporting C&G Restaurants in Table II, but this data was not used for the primary revenue metrics as the P&L information (Table III) is specific to Freestanding Restaurants. Average net income and average net profit are not explicitly provided. Best guess profit range is null because while EBITDAR is given, the document explicitly states that the P&L does not include rent, convention travel, officer salaries, benefits, automobile expenses, or other uncommon expenses, and no quantitative estimates or ranges for these excluded costs are provided to create a reliable profit range.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $1,297,747
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Unlock financial performance dataHow A&W All American Food<br> <br> * * *<br> <br>A&W<br> <br> * * *<br> <br>A&W Restaurants Compares
Key Insights
- Higher investment than 81% of Fast Food franchises
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A&W All American Food<br> <br> * * *<br> <br>A&W<br> <br> * * *<br> <br>A&W Restaurants Current | $894K – $1.6M | $30K | 5.0% | 208 |
| MCDONALD'S | $1.5M – $2.6M | $45K | N/A | 12,772 |
| LITTLE CAESARS | $377K – $1.8M | $20K | 6.0% | 3,788 |
| AFC | $45K – $151K | $6K | 8.0% | 3,572 |
| KFC (NON-TRADITIONAL) | $1.2M – $4.2M | $45K | N/A | 3,404 |
| SONIC DRIVE-IN | $1.5M – $2.5M | $15K | 5.0% | 3,120 |
Fast Food Average 133 franchises | $598K – $1.6M | $35K | 6.1% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 133 Fast Food franchises by location count.
Franchisee Contacts
216 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
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Litigation (Item 3)
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
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The total initial investment to open a A&W All American Food<br> <br> * * *<br> <br>A&W<br> <br> * * *<br> <br>A&W Restaurants franchise ranges from $894,130 to $1,640,034. This includes a franchise fee of $30,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.