A&W

In 1919, Roy Allen and Frank Wright began selling frosty fresh root beer from their A&W® side-walk stand in Lodi, California. In 1923, capitalizing on the popularity of the automobile, they introduced the drive-in concept and the fast food business was born. A&W grew into a phenomenon, with the first A&W drive-in opening up in Canada on Portage Avenue, Winnipeg in 1956.