Featured Business Profile in October 2021
Are you excited for the grand opening of the A&W in Embrun? The business is aiming to open its doors in November. Located at 1044 St-Guillaume Road, a team of 40+ employees will be ready to offer you a friendly bilingual service. Their menu boasts a variety of products including breakfast, burgers, Beyond Meat Burgers, chicken and more. Each item is prepped daily using fresh produce and served with a smile. A&W serves beef raised without artificial hormones and steroids, and now all of their beef is grass-fed and grass-finished. In addition, this A&W restaurant will be one of the first to offer a Brew Bar featuring frozen root beer, fruit smoothies, lattes, etc.
The restaurant owner, Maxim Ouellette, was born and raised in a francophone family of entrepreneurs who happen to love food and enjoy cooking. ‘I am very excited to be able to mix both my passion for food and passion for entrepreneurship and share the results with the community’ expressed Maxim. Its family, who own and operate the A&W in Hawkesbury for over 10 years, love the values that A&W stands for: high quality food, care for the environment and giving back to the community. After living in Ottawa to complete his university degree, Maxim wanted to return to his roots and open its own franchise in a small but growing community.
From using compostable packaging to their fundraisers to support Canadians living with Multiple Sclerosis, A&W strives to make a positive impact in the community. Becoming a sponsor for local events and organizations is one of the owner’s ambition. The Department of Economic Development is proud that A&W Embrun is joining our business community and wishes many accomplishments in the years to come.
We invite you to savor the food that A&W Embrun will be serving soon. The restaurant will be open seven days a week and the owner hopes to be able to operate from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. If you would like to join the team, complete the form for the remaining full-time positions. You can also follow the company on Facebook and contact them by email at aw.embrun@gmail.com.
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