Not exactly the same as what you mean, but A&W.
A&W restaurants here in Canada are entirely Canada owned and operated, based out of BC.
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They use better ingredients than McDonald’s too.
They’re basically the only fast food I buy anymore.
TIL A&W was originally a subsidiary of its US parent company, but was then bought out by Canadians and separated/privatized!
The company was initially a subsidiary of the U.S.-based A&W Restaurants chain, with the subsidiary opening its first franchise in Winnipeg in 1956. In 1972, Unilever acquired A&W's Canadian operations, leading to the subsidiary's separation from the U.S.-based company. In 1995, a Canadian management group made up of A&W franchisees took ownership of the chain from Unilever.
The A&W chain in Canada remains privately owned and is headquartered in North Vancouver. As of 2022, A&W was Canada's second-largest fast-food hamburger chain with 1,029 franchises, after McDonald's.
~ the Wikipedia article has brackets and breaks in Lemmy links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26W_(Canada)
If you think that’s crazy, you should hear the Burger Baron story!
I found this an interesting and fun watch: https://youtu.be/X9x3IeZj254
Two others are Lone Star Texas Grill, and Baton Rouge Grillhouse & Bar.
- New Orlean's Pizza
- East Side Mario's
- St. Louis Bar & Grill
Not American-named, but Swiss Chalet is also Canadian.
I suspect most "foreign" named restaurants will never actually be from that place.
My god was East Side Mario's disappointing when I tried it again about 2 years ago... Sure has gone down in quality and up in price.
Oh good ones! Forgot about the staple, New Orlean's Pizza!