During World War II, Hot Shoppes, Inc. begins managing cafeterias in the Washington, D.C., area at various government buildings such as defense plants and McClean Gardens, a government housing center for service people. Cafeteria management expands to other institutions in the late 1940s through the 1950s at corporations, colleges, and hospitals. In 2011, a partnership with hotelier Antonio Catalan results in AC Hotels by Marriott, rebranding existing AC Hotels primarily in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. The first AC Hotel opens in the U.S. in 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. One traditional recipe for making root beer involves cooking a syrup from molasses and water, letting the syrup cool for three hours, and combining it with the root ingredients (including sassafras root, sassafras bark, and wintergreen). Yeast was added, and the beverage was left to ferment for 12 hours, after which it was strained and rebottled for secondary fermentation. This recipe usually resulted in a beverage of 2% alcohol or less, although the recipe could be modified to produce a more alcoholic beverage. [13] Foam Since safrole, a key component of sassafras, was banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1960 due to its carcinogenicity, most commercial root beers have been flavored using artificial sassafras flavoring, [1] [2] but a few (e.g. Hansen's) use a safrole-free sassafras extract. [3] Newlyweds J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott, along with business partner Hugh Colton, open the first A&W root beer franchise in Washington, D.C. 1957 The Twin Bridges Motor Hotel opens in January 1957. With an adjacent Hot Shoppe, the 370-room property establishes Marriott in the hotel business.

There is no definitive answer to the question of whether or not Coke owns A&W root beer, as the answer is somewhat ambiguous. A&W root beer is a brand that is owned by A&W Brands, Inc., which is a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company. However, A&W Brands, Inc. is a separate company from The Coca-Cola Company, and the two companies have separate ownership structures. Therefore, it could be said that The Coca-Cola Company does not own A&W root beer, but rather A&W Brands, Inc. does. However, The Coca-Cola Company does have a significant stake in A&W Brands, Inc., and it is reasonable to say that Coke does have some ownership of A&W root beer. Who is A&W owned by?

Newlyweds J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott, along with business partner Hugh Colton, open the first A&W root beer franchise in Washington, D.C. 2016 Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts in 2016 brings 11 new brands including Westin Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton Hotels, Le Meridien, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, and W Hotels. In 1919, Roy Allen opened his root-beer stand in Lodi, California, which led to the development of A&W Root Beer. One of Allen's innovations was that he served his homemade root beer in cold, frosty mugs. IBC Root Beer is another brand of commercially-produced root beer that emerged during this period and is still well-known today. [8] In 1886, Hires began to bottle a beverage made from his famous extract. By 1893, root beer was distributed widely across the United States. Non-alcoholic versions of root beer became commercially successful, especially during Prohibition. [8] [9] Newlyweds J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott, along with business partner Hugh Colton, open the first A&W root beer franchise in Washington, D.C. 1979 In 1979, the Marriott Corporation moves into its new headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. There is a celebration with Marriott family and associates.

The first JW Marriott Hotel opens in Washington, D.C., in 1984. Bill Marriott, Jr. names it in honor of his father, the company founder, who sees the completed project the year before his passing. Marriott starts a new hotel brand, Courtyard by Marriott, in 1983. It is described as a hotel for business travelers designed by business travelers. The first few open in the Atlanta, Georgia, area and then expand nationally. Most major brands other than Barq's are caffeine-free (Barq's contains about 1.8 mg of caffeine per fluid ounce). [19]

Root beer is a carbonated beverage that is typically made from a blend of water, sugar, artificial and/or natural flavors, and sassafras. The beverage was once thought to have health benefits, but these claims have since been debunked.