<P> A&W Food Services of Canada, Inc. is a Canadian fast food restaurant chain . </P> <P> A&W Canada was part of the U.S. - based A&W Restaurants chain, but was sold to Unilever in 1972, and then bought by its management in 1995 . It no longer has any corporate connection to A&W operations outside of Canada . </P> <P> The Canadian operation is owned and operated by the privately held A&W Food Services of Canada Inc., based in North Vancouver, British Columbia . In December 2013, A&W was Canada's second - largest Quick Service Restaurant burger chain with 850 outlets after McDonald's 1,400 outlets . </P> <P> The first Canadian A&W restaurant opened in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1956 . The Canadian restaurants were part of the American chain until 1972 when they were sold to Unilever . </P>

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