BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$75.0M
- Private
- US
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One hot day in June of 1919 in Lodi, California an entrepreneur named Roy Allen mixed up a batch of creamy root beer and sold the first frosty mug of this delightful beverage for one nickel. Now, more than seventy years later, A&W Root Beer is the world's number one selling root beer and is still mixed fresh daily and sold at hundreds of A&W restaurants. Allen purchased the formula for his root beer from a pharmacist in Arizona. To this day, the unique blend of herbs, spices, barks and berries remains a proprietary secret. With the success of his first root beer stand in Lodi, Allen soon opened a second stand in nearby Sacramento. It was there that what is thought to be the country's first "drive-in" featuring "tray-boys" for curb side service, opened up. In 1922 Allen took on a partner, Frank Wright, an employee from his original Lodi location. The two partners combined their initials - "A" for Allen and "W" for Wright and formally named the beverage, A&W Root Beer . Three units were opened in Sacramento, then on to other northern and central California locations and to the states of Texas and Utah.
Number of Employees 2,999
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NAICS Code Full-Service Restaurants: 722110
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Happy Holidays America: Jumpstart Your New Year's Resolution to Get in Shape with a Great Gift
- 2004-12-28
CHICAGO -- Customers Visiting Taco BellR, Pizza HutR, KFCR, Long John Silver'sR or A&WR Restaurants in January Can Receive a Free, Four-Week Membership at Bally Total Fitness Bally Total Fitness (NYSE:BFT), Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants announced today a holiday gift that will...
To market, to market: Chains find strength in numbers, use co-branding as growth vehicle
- 2001-02-05
As multibranding continues to remain a key growth strategy this year for several large fast-food chains, the most aggressive efforts in the quick-service arena are coming from foodservice companies like Tricon Global Restaurants and Allied Domecq PLC that have the ability to build two or three concepts under one roof....
KFC expands roots, inks deal with A&W to co-brand 300 stores
- 2000-06-05
LOUISVILLE, KY. -- Looking to beef up its multiple branding opportunities beyond its two sister concepts, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, KEC Corp., based here, inked a deal to test 300 locations with A&W Restaurants over the next five years. The agreement, which will include both company and franchised...
Two Major Restaurant Groups Had Humble Beginnings in Kentucky.
- 1999-04-11
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 12 -- Jerrico Inc. and Kentucky Fried Chicken both got their start in Kentucky. Here's a look at how it happened. JERRICO INC.: Kentucky's chain-restaurant business history began with hamburgers. Jerrico Inc., a Lexington...
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