[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15787]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF A&W RESTAURANT

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                          HON. JERRY McNERNEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 19, 2009

  Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
celebrating the 90th anniversary of A&W, a famous and treasured 
American company.
  Founded in Lodi, California, a city I am honored to represent, meals 
and root beer floats at A&W are a tradition for many families.
  A&W started as a root beer stand owned by Roy Allen, who sold root 
beer for a nickel a mug on a downtown corner. The soda proved so 
popular that the company quickly expanded to four sites, and the 
concession evolved into what is thought to be the country's first 
``drive-in.''
  Later, Mr. Allen asked Frank Wright, one of his employees, to join 
him in business and the two formed the partnership that became A&W.
  There are more than 675 A&W All American Food outlets in 15 countries 
and territories around the world, and A&W produces the world's number 
one selling root beer.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in commemorating A&W's 90 years of 
exceptional service.

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