Private company

A&W Restaurants

American fast food chain

A&W Restaurants, Inc. is an American fast food restaurant chain distinguished by its "Burger Family" combos, draft root beer and root beer floats.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1919Founded1

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The story

Founded by Roy W. Allen in 1919, in Lodi.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • hamburger
  • root beer

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1919Founded Founded in Lodi1

Sources

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