A&W, the oldest limited-service restaurant chain in America, transitioned from a royalty fund to a traditional restaurant ...

Soon after, Roy Allen opened up the very first A&W restaurant as a roadside stand in Lodi, California. Eventually, Allen and Frank Wright expanded the brand, and the rest is history. A&W maintains ...

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 ...

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