Who owns A&W Root Beer?
A&W Root Beer is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper (the United States, NASDAQ: KDP).[1]
Evidence: Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Burlington, Massachusetts and Frisco, Texas
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1919
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Other carbonated soft drinks
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: KDP
- Trademark registrant
- A & W Concentrate Company (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About A&W Root Beer
A&W root beer was first sold in Lodi, California in 1919 at a parade welcoming home veterans, and the initials come from the surnames of the two men who founded it. The restaurant chain that grew from the drink stand is now separately owned, so the brand and the restaurants have different owners.
Trademark record for A&W Root Beer
The USPTO record for the A&W Root Beer mark lists A & W Concentrate Company as the owner of record (serial number 78155885). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of A&W Root Beer
- Current owner Keurig Dr Pepper [1] verified
Where A&W Root Beer sits in Keurig Dr Pepper
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 15 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- 7UP (United States) (1929)
- Canada Dry (1904)
- Douwe Egberts (1753)
- Dr Pepper (1885)
- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (1981)
- Jacobs (1895)
- Kenco (1923)
- Keurig (1998)
- L'OR (1992)
- Moccona (1964)
- Peet's Coffee (1966)
- Pilão (1957)
- Snapple (1972)
- Tassimo (2004)
Other brands in other carbonated soft drinks, and who owns them
The 80 brands in other carbonated soft drinks on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 4; Keurig Dr Pepper has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Hamoud La Blanche | Hamoud Boualem | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 7UP | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Colombiana | Postobón | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Faxe Kondi | Royal Unibrew | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fanta | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hi-Malt | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Jones Soda | Jones Soda | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melo | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
About the owner: Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper is a publicly listed company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and Frisco, Texas, United States, founded in 2018. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: KDP.
Keurig Dr Pepper was formed in 2018 when JAB Holding's Keurig Green Mountain merged with Dr Pepper Snapple. It combines single-serve coffee systems with the third-largest soft drinks portfolio in the United States.
Keurig Dr Pepper: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 A&W Root Beer and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; A&W Root Beer is not one of them.
- 7UP — PepsiCo 🇺🇸
- Alani Nu — Celsius Holdings 🇺🇸
- André — Gallo 🇺🇸
- Angry Orchard — Boston Beer 🇺🇸
- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
- Archery Summit — Crimson Wine Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of A&W Root Beer?
The parent company of A&W Root Beer is Keurig Dr Pepper, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is A&W Root Beer American?
Yes. A&W Root Beer originated in the United States in 1919 and its owner, Keurig Dr Pepper, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is A&W Root Beer still owned by Keurig Dr Pepper?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, A&W Root Beer is still owned by Keurig Dr Pepper. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: A & W, serial 78155885 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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