Wendy's

Wendy 's is a fast food restaurant chain that was founded in 1969 and especially in the U.S. and Canada is active. There are currently more than 6,700 Wendy's restaurants in 27 countries.

Wendy's is a subsidiary of Wendy's International. The turnover in 2011 amounted to U.S. $ 2.4 billion. 5200 stores are operated by franchisees, in 1400 by the company itself

Company founder Dave Thomas named the first restaurant after the nickname of his then eight- year-old daughter Melinda Lou. He also founded the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. In 2002, Thomas died after he managed the company 33 years.

In October 2012, the name of Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers was renamed Wendy's and introduced a new logo, which was officially launched in February 2013. Likewise, a new workwear for employees of the restaurant chain has been introduced.

History in Germany

In the 1980s, the chain in Germany tried to gain a foothold: in by U.S. soldiers or inhabited by U.S. tourists congested areas, " areas" were established, each of which contains several " stores " were. Areas were located in Munich / Augsburg / Landshut, Nuremberg / Fuerth, in the Frankfurt am Main, Cologne, Heidelberg / Mannheim / Worms and Baumholder, Hanau and Gelsenkirchen. The business concept failed in Germany the principle of fresh ground beef processing in the restaurant - it was too time consuming. They were joined by serious management problems, particularly in the training of employees. The company eventually withdrew from Germany.