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Your source for what’s happening in Canadian franchising A&W Partners with Coca-Cola Canada to Launch ‘Exchangeable Cup’ Test Across Vancouver A&W Canada launched the A&W Cup Crew, an exchangeable cup pilot at restaurants in the Greater Vancouver Area in October. The launch of A&W Cup Crew reflects A&W’s continued strategic commitment to reduce its environmental impact through a conscious use of packaging, energy, waste, and water. A&W Canada is committed to finding a way to limit the number of single use cups used at its restaurants. Understanding that sustainability requires partnership throughout the supply chain, it partnered with The Coca-Cola Company to bring the program to life. The exchangeable cup can be used for both hot and cold drinks and is made from recyclable polypropylene that’s BPA free. To join the pilot program, guests can simply purchase an A&W Cup Crew exchangeable cup for $3 when they order a beverage at any participating restaurant in the Greater Vancouver Area. The A&W Cup Crew pilot program is a fully circular model—guests are encouraged to exchange their used exchangeable cup each time they visit an A&W restaurant, eliminating the need for single use paper cups. A&W Cup Crew members will receive a $0.20 cent discount each time they return their exchangeable cup and will be served in a new cleaned and sanitized exchangeable cup. “A&W has a long history of taking actions to reduce our environmental impact—from being the first QSR in North America to eliminate plastic straws, to using compostable packaging, real mugs, plates and cutlery,” says Susan Senecal, A&W Canada’s president and CEO.
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More information on the A&W Cup Crew pilot program, and the list of participating restaurants can be found on aw.ca/cupcrew. College Pro Launches 50 Summers Commemorative Event and Franchise Expansion Opportunities Tony Valle, CEO of College Pro and longtime company executive of the brand, launched in November the franchise organization’s 50 Summers event to commemorate current and former owners, franchisees, friends, and family. The North American virtual call marked the brand’s 50-year history, and also provided those interested in franchise ownership with College Pro to learn more about new opportunities and speak directly with Valle and his team. According to Valle, during 50 years in business, College Pro has provided entrepreneurial training and real-life business experience to more than 20,000 youth and businesspeople in Canada and the U.S., becoming an integral part of each community they serve. “College Pro continues to be a sophisticated way to approach building lifelong business and life skills needed in a fast-moving world. Our entire team has proven they can provide an outstanding service with a disciplined approach which focuses on helping build problem solving expertise in a real-world setting,” says Valle. “We deliver residential services that a customer will accept from an often younger, diverse demographic. Our track record is consummate as we continue to attract and inspire current and future business leaders.” Currently with 125 student franchisees, and several multi-year franchisees set to launch, Valle is expanding opportunities with a
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select group of interested parties, including young people seeking to start their own business alongside seasoned professionals looking for a new career or business opportunity. Milestone Celebrations Held at Three Angus Valley Montessori School Franchises The Angus Valley Montessori Schools (AVM) corporate team, together with its franchise owners of the Pickering, Vaughan, and Milton, Ontario locations held celebrations in mid-October. Ribbon-cutting ceremonies attended by local politicians, parents, educators, and children marked the one-year anniversary of Pickering and the official grand openings of Milton and Vaughan. The three GTHA locations are the first franchises to begin operations for this Canadian education franchise concept. “We’re very proud of these schools. The welcome they’ve received from local families has been outstanding,” says Murtaza Hasan, founder speaking on behalf of the franchisor. “If we can complete construction, set-up classrooms, train franchisees, and safely open these pre-schools all during COVID19, then we’re uniquely prepared to achieve our goal to expand in the next couple of years,” he adds. AVM Schools are licensed for approximately 130 children. Stimulating and nurturing infant care is available for children over six months old. AVM Schools deliver a specially planned Montessori curriculum applying Gardiners Theory of Multiple Intelligence for children up to six years. Schools offer beforeand after-school care for ages four to 12 years as well as the fun-filled Kids Camp in the summer months, March break, and December.
