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A&W's initial menu relied heavily on root beer and snacks, such as popcorn and peanuts, as well as sandwiches on sliced bread. [15] In 1927, J. Willard Marriott gained franchise rights for Washington, D.C. and the neighboring cities of Baltimore and Richmond. Subsequently, he moved to Washington to open a root beer stand with Hugh Colton.
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 ...
Long John Silver's was founded in 1969 by Jim Patterson ... In September 1999, A&W announced to acquire the chain ... located primarily in Indiana. [16] On October 19 ...
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 ...
Founded Headquarters Number of U.S. locations Areas served Notes 7 Brew Coffee: Rogers, Arkansas: 2017 273 Nationwide 7 Leaves Cafe: Westminster, California: 2011 41 Southwestern United States Argo Tea: Chicago, Illinois: 2003 Chicago, Illinois: 41 East and Upper Midwest Biggby Coffee: East Lansing, Michigan: 1995 Lansing, Michigan: 265 ...
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.
Eaton, Dunkirk, and Portland, Indiana. During the late 1880s, the discovery of natural gas started an economic boom period in East Central Indiana.Gas was first found in Delaware County's town of Eaton and adjacent Jay County's city of Portland [1] [2] Manufacturers were lured to the region to take advantage of the low cost fuel.
The Partnership licenses the trademarks to A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. in exchange for a royalty of 3% of the sales of A&W restaurants in Canada. A&W Food Services owns ~21% of A&W Trade Marks Inc. which is the sole general partner in the Partnership, while the rest is owned by A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund. [35]