The following chart shows the growth in same store gross sales by A&W restaurants in the years 2016 to 2023.
With over restaurants, A&W ranks second in the Canadian hamburger segment(2).
A&W has shown steady overall system sales growth over a long period, achieving compound annual growth of 6.7% since 2000.
(1) “Royalty Pool Same Store Sales Growth” is a non-IFRS supplementary financial measure. Refer to the “Non-IFRS Measures” section of the Fund’s MD&A for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023 for further details on how Royalty Pool Same Store Sales Growth is calculated and used to assess the Fund’s performance. View the Fund's MD&A for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023.
(2) Based on 2023 Gross Sales as reported by Circana, Inc. (Circana Crest, trailing 12 Months ending Dec ‘23)