Kevin Bazner's guest appearances

Kevin Bazner

Franchise Today

Restaurant Rockstars Podcast

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Today’s guest is Kevin Bazner, CEO of one of America’s historic, if not iconic and legendary restaurant franchise brands. Are you thinking McDonalds, Burger King or perhaps KFC… Nope, all three of those upstarts go no further back than the fifties. You’d have to travel back to before sliced bread was created in 1928 to get even close, to the birth of this brand, I’m talking America’s first restaurant franchise ever, A&amp;W Restaurants.  I think to be statistically accurate, NATHAN’s Famous in Coney Island began doing business 3 years earlier than A&amp;W, but A&amp;W beat them to the punch by miles, in terms of franchising.  A fun fact or two about A&amp;W: their name came from the first letters of each of the founders last names: Roy Allen and Frank Wright.  A&amp;W was also home to the first drive-thru restaurant in America is also the birth place of the bacon cheeseburger. One last trivia tidbit, back in the late 1920s, the Marriotts, JW and Alice ran an A&amp;W Restaurant Stand in Washington, DC, before they pivoted much later, to developing hotels..

Today’s guest is Kevin Bazner, CEO of one of America’s historic, if not iconic and legendary restaurant franchise brands. Are you thinking McDonalds, Burger King or perhaps KFC… Nope, all three of those upstarts go no further back than the fifties. You’d have to travel back to before sliced bread was created in 1928 to get even close, to the birth of this brand, I’m talking America’s first restaurant franchise ever, A&amp;W Restaurants.  I think to be statistically accurate, NATHAN’s Famous in Coney Island began doing business 3 years earlier than A&amp;W, but A&amp;W beat them to the punch by miles, in terms of franchising.   A fun fact or two about A&amp;W: their name came from the first letters of each of the founders last names: Roy Allen and Frank Wright.  A&amp;W was also home to the first drive-thru restaurant in America is also the birth place of the bacon cheeseburger. One last trivia tidbit, back in the late 1920s, the Marriotts, JW and Alice ran an A&amp;W Restaurant Stand in Washington, DC, before they pivoted much later, to developing hotels..

Kevin Bazner, CEO of A&W Restaurants: America's Oldest Food Franchise

What can you learn from 102 years of success?   Oh I don’t know… Service, Quality, Staff Training, Marketing, Consistency, etc.!  Shall I go on?In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I can only be speaking with Mr. Kevin Bazner, the C.E.O. of A &amp; W Restaurants. As a kid growing up in Massachusetts, I remember the classic “Car Hop” Service, the “Frosty Mugs” of trademark Root Beer, the iconic Brown and Orange colors of the brand, and of course my favorite burgers and fries.  It’s amazing that this brand has shown double digit growth the last 2 years, even during the pandemic.  You’ll be surprised at A &amp; W’s Covid strategy not to scale back on their inside dining room model.Listen and you’ll hear all about A &amp; W’s:-	Operational Decisions that set the brand apart from the competition-	Manager and Staff Training Philosophies-	Multiple Revenue Business Model-	New Menu Item R &amp; D-	Franchise opportunities &amp; proven operating systems for FranchiseesAnd of course the Classic All-American Food &amp; Frosty Mug Root Beer that creates raving fans and keeps them coming back for more.Listen on then go out there and Rock YOUR RESTAURANT!RogerFor more restaurant resources: https://restaurantrockstars.com/ The Restaurant Rockstars Academy – The Ultimate Start-up &amp; Management Courses. Everything you need to know to crush it in the restaurant business: https://restaurantrockstars.com/pricing/

What can you learn from 102 years of success? Oh I don’t know… Service, Quality, Staff Training, Marketing, Consistency, etc.! Shall I go on? In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I can only be speaking with Mr. Kevin Bazner, the C.E.O. of A &amp; W Restaurants. As a kid growing up in Massachusetts, I remember the classic “Car Hop” Service, the “Frosty Mugs” of trademark Root Beer, the iconic Brown and Orange colors of the brand, and of course my favorite burgers and fries. It’s amazing that this brand has shown double digit growth the last 2 years, even during the pandemic. You’ll be surprised at A &amp; W’s Covid strategy not to scale back on their inside dining room model. Listen and you’ll hear all about A &amp; W’s: -	Operational Decisions that set the brand apart from the competition -	Manager and Staff Training Philosophies -	Multiple Revenue Business Model -	New Menu Item R &amp; D -	Franchise opportunities &amp; proven operating systems for Franchisees And of course the Classic All-American Food &amp; Frosty Mug Root Beer that creates raving fans and keeps them coming back for more. Listen on then go out there and Rock YOUR RESTAURANT! Roger For more restaurant resources: <a href="https://restaurantrockstars.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://restaurantrockstars.com/</a> The Restaurant Rockstars Academy – The Ultimate Start-up &amp; Management Courses. Everything you need to know to crush it in the restaurant business: <a href="https://restaurantrockstars.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://restaurantrockstars.com/pricing/</a>