A&W (Mermachines)

In the Mermachines timeline, A&W is presumably the world's leading fast-food restaurant, competing against White Castle in parts of the USA and Asia. It is known for its draft root beer, root beer floats and burgers. it serves an estimate half a million humans and merpeople alike.

Mascot
In 2000 the bear was joined by an alligator. Advertising executives said: "You have two animals who are natural predators. We want to make the bear a root beer predator and the alligator a burger predator." The alligator was chosen because Florida became the center of the chain at the time

Bipedal Bears Exist
Though not directly related to A&W, a book came out in late 2009 called Bipedal Bears Exist, by a Floridian author.