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title: "A&W Announces New Franchise Recruitment Director"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b0224cdd-c080-4b16-8faa-55ebb6130276
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/aw-announces-new-franchise-recruitment-director-2708352
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2018-11-02T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:56.116Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/df0017a9e9ac106859a63f0383c75737493.jpg
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# A&W Announces New Franchise Recruitment Director

**TL;DR:** A&W has appointed Dave Crowley as its new franchise recruitment director to recruit new franchisees and determine ideal locations. Crowley will leverage his experience from Yum! Brands, Little Caesars, and Marco's Pizza to accelerate A&W's franchise expansion.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-11-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/aw-announces-new-franchise-recruitment-director-2708352).*

## Story

A&W has announced a change in its leadership team. According to a recent article in QSR Magazine, the brand has selected Dave Crowley to serve as the franchise recruitment director. He will be responsible for the recruitment of new franchisees and helping determine ideal locations. Crowley’s resume includes time at Yum! Brands, Little Caesars and Marco’s Pizza.

“A&W’s recent revitalization has dramatically improved same-store-sales profitability. Now, we’re ready to accelerate our franchise expansion and welcome new operators into the A&W family. Dave’s unique understanding of the A&W brand, along with his extensive sales experience, makes him the ideal person for this new position,” said CEO Kevin Bazner.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Yum Brands (company)
- leadership change (topic)
- Little Caesar's (company)
- Marco's Pizza (company)
- franchise recruitment (topic)
- Kevin Bazner (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/aw-announces-new-franchise-recruitment-director-2708352). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b0224cdd-c080-4b16-8faa-55ebb6130276).