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How do i know the SWOT analysis and the vision and mission of A&W restaurant for free??

we have known that A&W restaurant is a popular restaurant… but howcome when i go to search for the vision, mission, strategies (corporate, functional, competitive), SWOT analysis of this restaurant, it’s kinda hard to find the point??

Anybody can help me please???

In 1994, A&W Restaurants, Inc. was purchased by Sagittarius Acquisitions. The president of Sagittarius, Sidney Feltenstein, had formerly worked as a vice-president of marketing for Burger King Worldwide, and acquired A&W Restaurants in order to revitalize the company’s operations in the United States. Despite the separation of the beverage business from the restaurant chain, it is the tradition and legacy of the root beer beverage that most people are attracted to, and what people continue to drink through the myriad changes in ownership of the brand-name product. Under management at Cadbury Schweppes since 1993, all of the A&W Brand products have sold well, with A&W root beer competing directly with Coca-Cola, Seven-Up, Dr. Pepper, and Pepsi. Although it is unlikely that A&W root beer will ever increase its share of the soft drink market, the 30 percent share of the root beer market that it retains is more than enough to keep management at Cadbury Schweppes happy.

You can find some strategic information and financial performance here: http://www.cadburyschweppes.com/EN/AboutUs/

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