A&W Restaurants facts for kids

A&W Restaurants, Inc.

Type	Wholly owned subsidiary
Industry	Fast food
Founded	Lodi, California, United States (1919 (1919))
Founder	Roy W. Allen Frank Wright
Headquarters	Lexington, Kentucky , United States
Number of locations	about 1,200
Area served	16 countries and territories
Products	Hot dogs, root beer, cheese curds, hamburgers, chicken
Parent	A Great American Brand LLC

A&W Restaurants are a chain of fast food restaurants distinguished by its draft root beer and root beer floats. A&W was actually the first successful franchise company: the franchises began around 1921 in California. The company identity was taken from the surnames of partners Roy W. Allen and Frank Wright. The menu of this restaurant includes though is not limited to hamburgers, french fries and hot dogs. The restaurant has many places all over the world as well as the United States.