Frostop

Frostop is the name of an American root beer brand and chain of fast food drive-in restaurants. The restaurants are known for their rotating oversized root beer mugs used as outdoor signage.

Frostop restaurant in Uptown New Orleans.
Frostop
IndustrySoft drink
Restaurants
GenreFast Food
Soft drink
Founded1926
HeadquartersColumbus, Ohio, U.S.
ProductsSoft drinks, Fast food
ParentFrostop Beverages Inc.

History

The first Frostop root beer stand was opened in 1926 in Springfield, Ohio by L.S. Harvey. A chain of franchise locations was established, with the biggest growth following World War II.[1] The Frostop drive-ins reached their peak in 1958 with locations concentrated mostly in the American midwest and deep south, but found from New York and Florida to California and Washington state.[2]

Today

Frostop brand products—Root Beer, Sarsaparilla, Red Birch Beer, Orange Cream, Black Cherry, and a Vanilla Caramel Cream soda—are still available in supermarkets and convenience stores in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Although not as numerous as they were in the 1950s and 1960s, Frostop drive-in franchises can still be found scattered across America.

References
  1. "The Drive In". Frostop. Retrieved 2021-01-20.http://www.frostop.com/text/history.html
  2. http://www.frostop.com/text/availability.html


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