A&W revamps restaurants with nod to roadside roots

Fast-food chain taps retro design cues in bid for future growth

A&W Restaurants' new restaurant prototype will be adopted as the chain expands. (A&W Restaurants)

CoStar News

August 18, 2026 | 7:20 P.M.

A&W Restaurants is serving up a new prototype for its locations that it says reflects the chain's origins as a group of roadside root beer stands.

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