Editing Mug Root Beer (section)

{{Short description|American carbonated beverage}}
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{{Infobox brand
| name           = Mug Root Beer
| logo           = Mug root beer logo.png
| logo_size   = 200
| image          = 
| image_size   = 200
| caption        = 
| producttype    = [[Root beer]]
| currentowner   = [[PepsiCo]] (1986–present)
| producedby     = New Century Beverage Co.
| country        = U.S.
| introduced     = {{start date and age|1940}}
| discontinued   = 
| related        = 
| markets        = 
| previousowners = Belfast Beverage Co.
| trademarkregistrations = 
| ambassadors    = 
| tagline        = 
| website        = {{url|https://mugrootbeer.com|mugrootbeer.com}}, {{url|https://www.pepsicopartners.com/PEPSICO-BRANDS/MUG%C2%AE-ROOT-BEER/c/brand_mugRootBeer?|pepsico.com/mugrootbeer}}
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{{Infobox nutritional value
| name    = Mug Root Beer, 20 fluid ounces
| kcal      = 260
| carbs   = 72&nbsp;g
| fat     = 0&nbsp;g
| sodium_mg = 105
| sugars = 71&nbsp;g
| protein = 0&nbsp;g
| caffeine = 0&nbsp;mg
| phosphorus_mg = 0
| note    = Reference: <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Facts About Your Favorite Foods and Beverages (U.S.) {{!}} Mug Root Beer - 20 fl oz |url=https://www.pepsicoproductfacts.com/Home/Product?formula=61341*04*01-01&form=RTD&size=20 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.pepsicoproductfacts.com}}</ref>
}}

'''Mug Root Beer''' (sometimes stylized as MUG Root Beer) is an American brand of [[root beer]] that was originally produced in 1940 under the name Belfast Root Beer. It is now produced by New Century Beverage Company of [[San Francisco, California]], which was acquired by [[PepsiCo]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mug Root Beer {{!}} PepsiCo Partners|url=https://www.pepsicopartners.com/PEPSICO-BRANDS/MUG%C2%AE-ROOT-BEER/c/brand_mugRootBeer|access-date=2021-12-28|website=www.pepsicopartners.com|archive-date=2021-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030225208/https://www.pepsicopartners.com/PEPSICO-BRANDS/MUG%C2%AE-ROOT-BEER/c/brand_mugRootBeer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-25 |title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS - ADVERTISING - Lois Pitts Gershon Pon Wins Mug Root Beer - NYTimes.com |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/27/business/the-media-business-advertising-lois-pitts-gershon-pon-wins-mug-root-beer.html |access-date=2022-04-06 |website= [[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525093610/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/27/business/the-media-business-advertising-lois-pitts-gershon-pon-wins-mug-root-beer.html |archive-date=25 May 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>