<P> A&W Restaurants , Inc. is a chain of fast - food restaurants distinguished by its draft root beer and root beer floats and burgers . Its origins date back to 1919 when Roy W. Allen opened a walk - up root beer stand in Lodi , California . Allen 's employee Frank Wright partnered with him and founded this first restaurant in Sacramento , California , in 1923 . The company name was taken respectively from the initials of their last names -- Allen and Wright . The company became famous in the United States for its `` frosty mugs , '' where the mugs would be kept in the freezer and eventually get filled with A&W Root Beer before they were served to customers . </P>
<P> A&W Restaurants , Inc. is a chain of fast - food restaurants distinguished by its draft root beer and root beer floats and burgers . Its origins date back to 1919 when Roy W. Allen opened a walk - up root beer stand in Lodi , California . Allen 's employee Frank Wright partnered with him and founded this first restaurant in Sacramento , California , in 1923 . The company name was taken respectively from the initials of their last names -- Allen and Wright . The company became famous in the United States for its `` frosty mugs , '' where the mugs would be kept in the freezer and eventually get filled with A&W Root Beer before they were served to customers . </P>
what does the a and w stand for in a&w
what does the a and w stand for in a&w
Allen Wright
Allen Wright