Green Bay Wide Receiver Greg Jennings and A&W® Restaurants Go Deep With Football Fans This Sunday

America Gets One More Chance at $.85 All American Papa Burger® Single With #85 Jennings Touchdown During The Big Game

News provided by

Feb 03, 2011, 03:32 ET

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With the weekend's big game just days away, one touchdown could mean more than just a big win: it could reward all of America with a championship sandwich.

A&W® Restaurants - the home of All American Food® and handmade Root Beer Floats - announced that it will continue the Perfect Pair offer with Jennings and its Papa Burger® Single this weekend during the big game. Through an ongoing, long-standing partnership with Jennings, whose jersey is number 85, everyone in America will have the opportunity to receive an A&W® Papa Burger® Single for just $.85 if the Green Bay wide receiver scores a touchdown in this weekend's Big Game on Sunday, February 6, 2011. Offer valid at participating locations while supplies last.

Additionally, A&W® Restaurants will randomly select 85 lucky customers who "like" the A&W Restaurants Facebook page and reward them with $10 gift cards to A&W® Restaurants. Log on to www.facebook.com/awrestaurants for more contest details.

"The anticipation of the big game continues and so does our Perfect Pair offer with Greg Jennings," said Barry Westrum, Chief Marketing Officer, A&W® Restaurants. "No matter which football team you're cheering for this weekend, everyone can score a delicious Papa Burger® Single made with 100 percent US Beef Steak Burger for just $.85 if Greg Jennings scores a touchdown on Sunday."

Consumers can receive their $.85 Papa Burger® Single at participating A&W® Restaurants on Monday, February 7, 2011 if Greg Jennings scores a touchdown during Sunday's big game. Available at participating locations, customers will need to ask for the "Jennings Burger" to get their discount. For more information, including a store locator, please visit www.awrestaurants.com.

In 2009, A&W® Restaurants began a grassroots partnership with Greg Jennings and offered $.85 Papa Burger® Single to Green Bay residents if the receiver scored a touchdown during a game. The popularity of the program quickly expanded in 2010 to reward all Wisconsin residents with $.85 Papa Burger® Single. This year, the company extended the Perfect Pair offer to all of America with the first announcement on January 13, 2011, during the Divisional Playoffs. The offer was then extended on January 20, 2011, to the Conference Championships. A&W® Restaurants randomly select 85 lucky customers who "like" the A&W Restaurants Facebook page and rewarded $10 gift cards to A&W® Restaurants.

About A&W® Restaurants

The A&W® brand was founded in 1919 and is famous for serving a signature frosty mug root beer float, hotdogs and All-American pure-beef hamburgers. There are approximately 360 A&W® All American Food outlets in 15 countries and territories around the world, and more than 400 additional points of distribution at Yum! Brands' multi-brand restaurants. A&W Restaurants, Inc., is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), Louisville, Ky. Visit www.awrestaurants.com or www.facebook.com/awrestaurants for additional information.

SOURCE A&W Restaurants