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Last updated Aug 19 2016.
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Allen and Wright, after Roy W Allen and Frank Wright. Started in 1919 Wright, an employee, became a partner of Allen in 1922, and sold out in 1924, but Allen retained the name.
Encyclopaedia of corporate names
Mar 07 2006, 8:43 PM
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"A&W Root Beer is a root beer brand primarily available in the United States and Canada, started in 1919 by Roy W. Allen.[1] In 1922, Allen partnered with Frank Wright. They combined their initials to create the brand "A&W" and inspired a restaurant chain, founded in 1922."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26W_Root_Beer