A&W Root Beer
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| 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 |
| 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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[edit] 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].
[edit] 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]
[edit] Brands
- A&W Cream Soda and Diet Cream Soda were introduced in 1986.[3]
[edit] Promotions and Contests
- A&W and Jim Belushi offered a trip to Los Angeles with a VIP pass to "A&W Ultimate All-American Cookout and Concert" at The House of Blues over Ebay[6].
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes
- ^ Our Brands - Dr Pepper Snapple Group
- ^ a b A & W Rootbeer
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j http://www.rootbeer.com/history/ - A&W root beer's official history
- ^ a b c d http://www.awrestaurants.com/about/default.htm the official A&W restaurant site
- ^ a b A&W Root Beer: History
- ^ 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
- ^ http://www.awrootbeer.com/hist_hist3.htm A&W Root Beer - History & Collectables
- ^ 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
[edit] References
- A&W Root Beer - History. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- A&W Restaurants, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
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