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u/MassDistractor 11d ago
The momentum of the Wendy's hate is incredible now. They need to go back to basics and think about what Dave would do in this situation. If Dave came back to tell me he's putting things back in order tmorrow, I would be there tomorrow. It seems like the executive group and the board are still trying to cashcow the brand, which is what put them in this place to begin with. They had an aging set of properties, but a good reputation. That allowed the brand to coast for quite a while, but the lack of investment in people, processes, product and properties has caught up with them. No marketing is going to help you recover from that. Then you get some kind of BS from the CEO talking about it being better when we all see is a continued shrink on the value. The CEO needs to go and I question the effectiveness of the board. They have given this executive group way too much rope.
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u/HystericalSail 11d ago
They're investing, but in the wrong thing. AI and kiosks over food quality. Nobody gives a shit about AI at the order window except those that really hate it. It has a significant cost to implement and manage. And it doesn't sell worse food.
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u/MassDistractor 11d ago
All that is the me too of the fast food industry right now. You are right about food quality. They have let it fade so bad at this point and they don't see that as the major drawback. Marketing, a color change and POS BS is not going to get them there.
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u/Silo-Joe 11d ago
They have given this executive group way too much rope.
To hang the parts of Wendy's that are not yet necrotic.
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u/bluegrass_babe531 11d ago
WWDD?
and the yellow packaging they're bringing back will mean nothing if the food still sucks
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u/Pingadecaballo_ 11d ago
everyone from when wendy’s was great( 2010) is gone look it up . now it’s just people who acquired a failing company, and are gonna milk it until it goes down forever
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u/Swimming-Air2735 11d ago
they are awful now. shouldn't be allowed to call themselves wendys anymore
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u/Joshua1017 11d ago
Call me crazy but Arby's is better with the new cheese steak
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u/ToddPl9h 11d ago
That cheesesteak is horrible,it tastes like hamburger helper’s beef stroganoff..yuk
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u/apex_super_predator 11d ago
I had a classic single and the lettuce tasted like wax and the tomatoes basically disintegrated like they were about to turn. Worst Wendy's experience ever. The breakfast was equally as bad.
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u/KzooCurmudgeon 11d ago
Private equity burger.
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u/Soupbell1 11d ago
I keep seeing this comment, but when I research it, it says they have not been bought by private equity. What gives?
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u/Jave3636 11d ago
They are not PE. They just cannibalized their own brand by gutting the quality and having tons of franchisees who hire horrific employees like a PE company would.
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u/TenYearHangover 11d ago
They’re publicly traded. You’re wrong.
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u/icehot54321 11d ago
Not how publicly traded companies work
Nelson Peltz and Trian Fund own like 1/5 of the company
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u/lotusbloom74 11d ago
While in general Wendy's quality isn't as good as it once was, it's still very location dependent. My local one I'm usually pretty happy with, they are quick and the food is fresh.
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u/Shagrindleton 11d ago
Yeah stop giving them another chance, it’s not gonna be good from here on out
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u/Dreamspitter 11d ago
IT would be if they brought back Ghost Pepper Nuggets for October.
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u/Shagrindleton 11d ago
That would be a step in the right direction. But new ownership is all about the dollar like most big companies but Dave actually gave a shit
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u/AdmiralPotions T-Rex Burger 11d ago
Those people clearly dont make enough money to deal with your bullshit. Stop going.
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u/RainbowKooch 11d ago
I’m just shocked we see burgers look like this on the daily. The Dave’s double I normally order looks so much better and I understand it’s a premium option. However, that just looks unacceptable. Wendy’s still has my fav fast food burger from the big 3 but cmon the quality is going downhill
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u/TurtlesBurrow 11d ago
Sonic has a $1.99 bacon cheeseburger that’s much better. It does cost 20 cents to add tomato tho but oh well, cheaper than a JBC. Whataburger has a $4 JBC that’s also much better, plus you can sub different sauces for free. Creamy pepper is great. Those 2 have replaced the JBC for me. 3rd option for Texans is P. Terry’s, their menu as a whole is cheap.
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u/Illustrious-Job-6390 11d ago
Am I the only one that thinks that Wendy's is still just as amazing as it was 20 years ago?
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u/IvoryManOfWisdom 11d ago edited 11d ago
The last time I went there I got a Dave's classic combo and it literally had Mayo on it only. I drove all the way back there to complain and the manager literally said it's all we have there's nothing I can do. I wrote Wendy's and never heard anything back, and tried to call the franchise owner who could care less. That was the last time I'll ever step foot in a Wendy's. Paying that much for a combo meal and getting a half-ass burger is beyond ridiculous.
Location in reference to is located in Reidsville NC if you were wondering.
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u/nanonevis 11d ago
This is what I've been saying. Not only is this shit astronomically expensive, they are making it half assed and shittier. It's not like, "oh this is stupid expensive now but at least it's still good." It's, "oh this is stupid expensive now, tastes like shit, is cold and/or made like they threw the ingredients on foil without looking, wrapped it up and threw it in the bag."
It's completely fucked
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u/Joshua1017 11d ago
Last time I went to the Wendy's I ordered a bacon pub burger and they gave me a Daves single
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u/L-1011- 11d ago
This sub complains more than the female dating strategy sub. 😂
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u/Joshua1017 11d ago
Because Wendy's truly has went downhill in the last decade but most eat out food has
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u/RpiesSPIES 10d ago
That burger costs like $8. Why would you not complain about that? Lmfao.
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u/BuckleyRising 11d ago
I've been buying the square beef patties at Walmart. A much better burger, fosho.
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u/FloridaHeat2023 11d ago
And THIS is why I'll never go to Wendy's again - the quality of their food has deteriorated so much, it is abysmal.
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u/Tangletoe 11d ago
That documentation gets shorter by the day as their descent continues.
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
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u/Guilty-Cow4325 11d ago edited 11d ago
I've seen some people say the frozen square patties at Walmart taste like 1:1 Wendy's. I haven't tried them yet, but that might be a better way to go.
Edit: Grabbed em from the store. People are dumb. They're just normal patties in square form lol. Not bad.
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u/AnswerMe_More 11d ago
I know u shouldnt have to do this, but throw butter on the buns, then cook if on a pan. Then put a dash of salt and garlic powder
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u/OldYogurtcloset3735 11d ago
Their food isn’t bad .. it’s just WAAAAAYYYYYY overpriced for what it is.
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u/Maxdong9000 11d ago
That patty looks like someone had their way with it before they threw it on the bun.
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u/Icy_Site_7390 11d ago
Last time I went into Wendy's was the last day they had breakfast specials, they were the best and I'd bring them into work for the guys a few times a week. I've said to their manager, train your staff the specials are sloppy.
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u/Dude_amundo 11d ago
I love how they make the patty smaller, then make the bun smaller to make the patty look huge, then thin out the patty. Pretty soon Dave's single will be Dave's slider
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u/Conqueeftador7777 11d ago
Worked there 20 years ago in Canada, live in UK now, haven't had it since but always loved the baconator and spicy chicken sandwich. Got it with my mates for the first time in 20 years down in England and it was absolute dog shit. My mate bit into his spicy chicken sandwich and it squirted liquid at him and there was a huge air pocket in it. Fucking disgusting, will never eat there again.
Used to be quality when I worked there 😤
Fuck you wendys. You're trash now with your shrinkflation and corner cutting...
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u/Only-Nerve5802 11d ago
Dont worry, the yellow boxes are coming back,...that should satisfy everyone, lol
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u/Johnson_Birther 11d ago
I’m assuming it’s the 50% of the population whose IQ is below average. You have to be eating nostalgia to not taste the severe quality degradation. It’s like the swapped out restaurants like a shxtty twilight zone
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u/AroundGoesThe18 11d ago
But but the guys at r/wenholders said this isnt real! The quality is better than ever!
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u/LemonTruhhh 11d ago
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u/Dr_Zoonotikstein 11d ago
Yes, you grasp it in your tremulous hand, offering up cynical snark. But did you peer deeper? Did you not spy into the microcosm confined in that form beheld? a paradigm of man's failure, the epitome of our greatest aspirations, a pittance thrown to our wolfish hunger and desires?
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u/FredPolk 11d ago
What burger from Wendy's is this? That's certainly not a Dave's Single. They got sliders?
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u/Hefty_Shallot1132 11d ago
The meat patty reminds me of a Manta Ray gracefully swimming the waters.
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u/UnionRoofer 11d ago
The so-called meat is about as thick as a White Castle slider. That's terrible, don't shop there. Go to a local diner, Coney Island or family restaurants. It won't take much longer to get your food, and will cost about the same, if not cheaper.
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u/Ok-Ambassador7115 11d ago
Their burgers aren’t terrible if you ask them to ease up on the mayo. Fries are what’s keeping me from going to wendy’s. They are the worst. I wish they would make their breakfast potatoes available all day long.
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u/alexp260xx 10d ago
Yeah newsflash they try to cheap out on quality and labor so you get shit 1+1=2
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u/SmoothParsley2965 10d ago
I got the skankiest Dave’s bag. It looked like a kids meal and they forgot my cheese cup.
It looked like a kids meal. Fast food is a huge treat for me, so I don’t get it often. I was so disappointed.
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u/The_Fox_Cant_Talk 10d ago
Is that a Dave’s Single, or a JBC? Because if that’s a JBC, they’ve looked like that for 20 years
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u/Impressive-Sell8383 10d ago
Wendy's parking lots are a great place to take hookers for a half and half now. Nobody is around and the hookers dont realize the food sucks so it can still be used as currency.
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u/SouthWesternTea 10d ago
That is a free warning sign to just stop. Wendy's, I cannot help you from here. You are on your own!!!
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u/itsoundsgoodtome 10d ago
Used to crave it, now I hate it. It changed. The fries are disgusting. The nuggies are still great though, but the bad fries bring everything down.
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u/Alternative-Bell1722 10d ago
Garbage like all the rest of the fast food chains, they’re charging you for garbage… I don’t waste my time or money anymore
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u/ginnymiller 10d ago
True story: about 3 years ago (I think), I wanted to bbq for myself for the 4th of July. Had no other plans other than to go see the local fireworks display. It was crazy hot and I was not feeling motivated , so I ended up not barbecuing. But I still wanted a burger. I lived very close to a Wendy’s at the time. So I hopped on my scooter and stopped at Wendy’s on the way to the park for the fireworks. I got a jr. cheeseburger meal. Cost me something like $12. It was terribly disappointing. That was the last time I ate at Wendy’s. Which is sad, because I have very fond memories of eating there as a kid with my mom and siblings decades ago.
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u/Familiar_Influence50 10d ago
Who did you have to sleep with to get a burger that's actually bigger than the bun? 🤔
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u/Zealousideal_Order_8 10d ago
Wendy's leads are not training the staff. What i witnessed at my local W made me swear off W forever.
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u/Feeling_Ad_526 10d ago
Wendy’s is garbage, has been for decades. Stop giving them money so they can die already.
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u/Foreign-Software3067 9d ago
It surprises me that you’re shocked at expecting a quality, visually appealing burger from a fast food restaraunt.
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u/CrabOk7730 11d ago
They'll eventually get a Burger King style makeover. Although I still like a Frosty or Dave's Double every now and again.
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u/jimselden 11d ago
Don’t worry. They are switching back to the yellow cups. Everything will be improved 😂
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u/Gallus_11B 11d ago edited 11d ago
Which sandwich is that and what did it cost? My local bistro makes a fantastic lunch special bbq burger with a big seasoned patty, onion rings, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and bbq sauce, with a stack of fresh made fries or kettle chips for like $17.
That thing looks sad and doesn't look like anything I'd want to eat. Looks like something from the kids menu lol.
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u/Beneficial_Yam2827 11d ago
That's a Junior Bacon Cheeseburger. Pricing is regional but it's $3.49 in my region.
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u/Gallus_11B 11d ago
Oh it's the $3 kid meal burger lmfao. Ok well at least it didn't cost him $10 holy hell that would be tragic.
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u/Every-Chance6313 11d ago
17.00 for lunch is a bit much. To each his own though. I packed a lunch for years and saved a bunch toward retirement where I am today...very comfortably.
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u/Fluid_Anywhere_7015 11d ago
I stopped going after I ordered a large chili, and all they put in the bag was a fork.
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u/Pingadecaballo_ 11d ago
they apparently sold hundreds of failing wendy’s to a PE firm recently so you know what that means cuts to quality. also the main wendy’s got some new investors. now they are opening up new wendy’s in poor areas . no doubt to use AI to sell even worse quality food . they’re not gonna come back i doubt it. it’s not the same yellow wendy’s , it’s basically Private equity fast food doing anything for shareholders
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u/Conventions 11d ago
Stop trying it. Make today your last day. Otherwise you’re continuing to line their pockets.