Yum! Brands Acquires A&W Restaurants

A&W Restaurants Inc., has been acquired by A Great American Brand, LLC, a partnership of domestic and international A&W Restaurant franchisees, from YUM! Brands, Inc., the Louisville based chain of fast food brand names. Kevin Bazner, A&W chief executive officer, who was A&W® Restaurants president from 1999 to 2003, announced the transaction from the new A&W headquarters in Lexington, KY. Terms were not disclosed.