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A&W Root Beer

A&W Root Beer

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Type Root Beer
Manufacturer Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Country of origin  United States
Introduced 1919
Related products Barq's, Mug Root Beer, Dad's Root Beer
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 12 fl oz (355ml)
Servings Per Container 1
Amount Per Serving
Calories 170 Calories from Fat 0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0 g 0%
   Saturated Fat 0 g 0%
   Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Sodium 65 mg 3%
Potassium 0 mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 47 g 16%
   Dietary Fiber 0 g 0%
   Sugars 45 g
Protein 0 g
Vitamin A 0%      Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%      Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.


A&W Root Beer is a root beer franchise in the United States and Canada that was started in 1919 and inspired a restaurant chain in 1922. The first A&W root beer drinks were sold for five cents. [1] A&W's international headquarters are located in Malaysia[2].

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History

Roy Allen first offered A&W root beer to the public June, 1919.[3][4] Allen sold the root beer at a roadside stand at a parade for returning World War I veterans for one nickel.[4] His first permanent A&W stand was at Lodi, California, with his second one at Sacramento, California [3] where it is thought to be the country's first drive-in with waiters for curb-side service.[4]

Allen had purchased the recipe for A&W from a pharmacist in Arizona. [4] Three years after he started his business, he took on a partner, Frank Wright, who was an employee from Lodi, California. The two combined their initials to form the name of their beverage "A", and "W" which came out to be "A&W Root Beer".[3]

After buying Wright's shares to pursue a franchise sales program, Allen had the name "A&W Root Beer" and the A&W trademark copyrighted[2] Allen began A&W Restaurants, selling A&W root beer and eventually other types of food,[3]although he kept the "W" in the name[5].

Company and Brand Development

In 1950, with over 450 A&W Restaurants in business[5], Roy Allen retired and sold the business to Gene Hurtz, who sold the A&W Root Beer Company to the J. Hungerford Smith Company.[3]

In 1971 A&W Beverages, Inc. began selling A&W Root Beer at supermarkets, whereas previously it could only be found at A&W restaurants,[3] and in March 1995, A&W Root Beer became part of the Dr Pepper/7-Up, Inc. [3]

Brands

  • A&W Sugar-free Root Beer was introduced in 1974[3], and reformulated as Diet A&W in 1987.[3]

Promotions and Contests

A&W Restaurants

Main article: A&W Restaurants

Shortly after Allen had bought out Wright's portion of the business, he began franchising the product. His profits came from a small franchise fee and concentrate sales. There was no set food menu for franchises until 1978. By 1960, they had 2000 stores.

In 1989, A&W made an agreement with Minnesota-based chain Carousel Snack Bars to convert that chain's 200 locations (mostly kiosks in shopping malls) to "A&W Hot Dogs & More".[7][8] Some A&W Hot Dogs & More locations are still in operation today.

In the United States and Southeast Asia, A&W is currently a Yum! Brands, Inc. company. Most A&W locations that have opened in the U.S. in recent years have been co-branded with one of Yum!'s other chains—Long John Silver's, Taco Bell, or Kentucky Fried Chicken.

External links

Notes

  1. ^ Our Brands - Dr Pepper Snapple Group
  2. ^ a b A & W Rootbeer
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j http://www.rootbeer.com/history/ - A&W root beer's official history
  4. ^ a b c d http://www.awrestaurants.com/about/default.htm the official A&W restaurant site
  5. ^ a b A&W Root Beer: History
  6. ^ eBay Bidders Can Vie for Trip to A&W Root Beer's 'Ultimate All-American Cookout and Concert' Featuring Jim Belushi and The Sacred Hearts Band; Proceeds From Online Charity Auction to Benefit John Belushi Scholarship Fund. - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research
  7. ^ http://www.awrootbeer.com/hist_hist3.htm A&W Root Beer - History & Collectables
  8. ^ http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n17_v25/ai_10659563 A&W prexy sets pace for growth in the '90's - A&W Restaurants; George Michel

References

A&W Root Beer - History. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
A&W Restaurants, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
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