Wendy's

Wendy's is a chain of fast-food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas and owned by the United States corporation, Wendy's International, Inc. The first Wendy's restaurant was opened in Columbus, Ohio on November 15, 1969, and grew rapidly to open over 3,000 stores by 1985. However, by the mid-80's some Wendy's restaurants became underperforming and closed. By 1989, Dave Thomas came out of retirement and started doing commericals for Wendy's and helped rebuild the restaurant until his death. The restaurant chain was named after Dave Thomas' 8-year old daughter, Melinda, who had the nickname of "Wendy." The corporate headquarters is located in Dublin, Ohio.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Starting on January 9, 1984, elderly actress Clara Peller was featured in the successful "Where's the Beef?" North American commercial campaign for Wendy's. Her famous line quickly entered the American pop culture (it was even used to devastating effect by Walter Mondale in defeating Gary Hart in the Democratic primary election) and served to promote Wendy's hamburgers. Peller, aged 84, was dropped from the campaign in 1985 because she performed in a commercial for Prego spaghetti sauce, saying she "finally found" the beef.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

After international expansion in the 1980s, the chain retrenched in the late 1990s. In 1999 it pulled out of London and Hong Kong (the Hong Kong chain, located in Wan Chai, however, has already been closed).

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The chain is also famous for its chili and its Frosty dairy desserts.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Fast-food restaurant: A fast-food restaurant is a restaurant characterized both by food which is supplied quickly after ordering, and by minimal service. Food purchased may or may not be eaten quickly as well. Often this food is referred to as fast food. In response to increasing backlash against "fast-food", the indu...

Dave Thomas: :This article is about the founder of Wendy's. For the actor, see Dave Thomas (actor)....

United States: :For other uses, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation)....

Wendy's related Images and Photos (experimental)

Wendy Craig	Wendy Craig	Wendy Richard	Sister Wendy: The Complete Collection (DVD)
Peter Pan and Wendy Fly to Never-Never Land	Peter Pan and Wendy	Peter Pan and Wendy Float Away Over the City	Wendy Healy's Argentium Sterling Silver and Pearl Earrings by Veronica Moore
Under Your Spell Lawrence Tibbett Wendy Barrie 1936