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Roy W. Allen opened his first Root Beer stand in Lodi, California on June 20th. It was a hot night that coincided with a city-wide party celebrating the homecoming of local World War I heroes.
Roy W. Allen opened a roadside root beer stand in Lodi, California in 1919, using a formula that he had purchased from a pharmacist. [6] He soon opened stands in Stockton , as well as five stands in nearby Sacramento - where "tray boys" pioneered drive-in curbside service.
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Mar 21, 2024 · A century after Roy Allen first opened his humble root beer stand in Lodi, California, A&W had become a global phenomenon, with approximately 900 restaurants worldwide as of December 2021, including around 600 locations in the United States alone.
In June of 1919, A&W co-founder Roy W. Allen opened his first Root Beer stand in Lodi, California, during a homecoming celebration for World War I veterans.
Feb 9, 2024 · In 1919, Roy Allen purchased a root beer recipe and set up a root beer stand in Lodi, California. He opened his stand for the first time during a parade in honor of WWI veterans returning home. Allen served cold root beer in glass mugs for 5 cents.
Jun 19, 2019 · A&W Root Beer was started by California entrepreneur Roy Allen in 1919, serving frosty mugs of root beer from a roadside stand a during a parade honoring World War I veterans in Lodi,...
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Jun 21, 2023 · On June 20, 1919, a humble little root-beer stand opened on a hot day in Lodi, California. Roy W. Allen’s beverage, sold for a nickel a frosty mug, would become the foundation of the A&W root beer chain of restaurants.
