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  2. A&W Restaurants - Wikipedia

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    A&W Restaurants, Inc. (also known as Allen & Wright Restaurants) is an American fast food restaurant chain distinguished by its "Burger Family" combos, draft root beer and root beer floats. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] A&W's origins date back to 1919 when Roy W. Allen set up a roadside drink stand to offer a new thick and creamy drink, root beer, at a parade ...

  3. How did A&W get started in Modesto? Here’s a look ... - AOL

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    The first A&W drive-in restaurant opened in Sacramento in 1923. In 1925, when Allen was the sole owner of the company again, he started selling franchises. A&W became the first franchise ...

  4. Roy W. Allen - Wikipedia

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    The drink gained the name "A&W Root Beer" in 1922 when an employee of Allen's stand in Stockton, [7] Frank Wright, joined Allen in a partnership. The following year, A&W opened its first drive-in restaurant, located in Sacramento. [2] Though Frank Wright was bought out another year later, the chain of root beer stands retained the same name.

  5. 50 most popular chain restaurants in America - AOL

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    Since A&W Root Beer became the first American restaurant to franchise in 1925, the U.S.—not to mention the rest of the world—has been dominated by chains. Iconic establishments like the now ...

  6. A&W Root Beer - Wikipedia

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    A&W Root Beer is an American brand of root beer that was founded in 1919 by Roy W. Allen [3] and primarily available in the United States and Canada. Allen partnered with Frank Wright in 1922, creating the A&W brand and inspiring a chain of A&W Restaurants founded that year. Originally, A&W Root Beer sold for five cents (equivalent to $0.88 in ...

  7. 14 Once-Loved Fast-Food Chains That Are Gone Forever - AOL

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    Founded in 1961 in Springfield, Ohio, Red Barn expanded throughout the ’60s and eventually grew to around 400 restaurants across 19 states. The fast-food joint was known for its Big Barney and ...

  8. A&W - Wikipedia

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    A&W may refer to: A&W Restaurants, an American fast food chain A&W (Canada), a fast food chain originally a part of A&W Restaurants, later sold and operated as a separate company; A&W Root Beer "A&W" (song), a song by American singer Lana Del Rey

  9. Modesto’s historic A&W drive-in restaurant is closing, but ...

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