A&W Root Beer
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A&W Root Beer is an American brand of root beer that was founded in 1919 by Roy W. Allen[1] 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 $0.78 in 2021).[2]
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| Type | Root Beer |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Keurig Dr Pepper (United States, Worldwide) A&W Canada, Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Company (Canada) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Introduced | 1919 |
| Related products | Barq's, Mug Root Beer, Dad's Root Beer, Hires Root Beer, A&W Cream Soda |
| Nutritional value per 8.1 fl oz / 1 cup / 240 ml | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 120 kcal (500 kJ) |
31 | |
| Sugars | 31 |
| Dietary fiber | 0 |
0 | |
| Saturated | 0 |
| Trans | 0 |
0 | |
| Vitamins | Quantity %DV† |
| Vitamin A equiv. | 0% 0 μg |
| Vitamin C | 0% 0 mg |
| Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
| Calcium | 0% 0 mg |
| Iron | 0% 0 mg |
| Potassium | 0% 0 mg |
| Sodium | 2% 30 mg |
| Other constituents | Quantity |
| Cholesterol | 0 |
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| †Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. | |
The rights to the A&W brand (except in Canada) are owned by Keurig Dr Pepper, which in turn licenses the brand to the U.S.-based A&W Restaurant chain. A&W Root Beer products are distributed via various U.S. bottlers. A&W Food Services of Canada, which is independent of both Keurig Dr Pepper and the U.S. restaurant chain, is responsible for the restaurants and marketing of root beer products in Canada,[3] with retail products bottled and distributed by the Coca-Cola Company. The U.S. variant is also sold as an import drink in Southeast Asia and Italy (where A&W has restaurants), as well as in Australia, Chile and other countries.