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In reply to the discussion: Wendy's is over! [View all]

Amishman

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38. Doubtful, easier just to get angry and demand a boycott
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 08:38 PM
Jun 2020

The fact that these are individual franchises and the parent corporation has no control over it seems to be completely missed.

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Wendy's is over! [View all] Cattledog Jun 2020 OP
Fuck them! Doodley Jun 2020 #1
YUCK Stallion Jun 2020 #2
It was a franchisee (of several locations), not the chain itself fishwax Jun 2020 #3
I'm getting sick of the Internet not understanding franchises sweetloukillbot Jun 2020 #4
I'd heard of the same "confusion" about Home Depot....... MyOwnPeace Jun 2020 #6
I'm seeing it about a Popeye's franchise owner in Michigan as well nt sweetloukillbot Jun 2020 #7
It is even farther removed. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #20
well, there are probably 5 to 10 other previous threads where the same misinformation was put up Celerity Jun 2020 #18
Yes! Its willfull stupidity. See something you want to see & ignore the WHOLE story. oldsoftie Jun 2020 #21
Thank you for clarifying. LisaM Jun 2020 #5
That makes a *bit* of a difference, to say the least. Dial H For Hero Jun 2020 #8
If you try a bit, it does not take much digging to find out the Chain itself does in fact NotHardly Jun 2020 #27
+1 uponit7771 Jun 2020 #28
That's horseshit! This CEO "uses" and makes his wealth under the Wendy's Trademark maxrandb Jun 2020 #30
he also owns pizza huts and taco bells, for the record fishwax Jun 2020 #39
this has been shown to only be a franchisee already on multiple threads on here, not the Celerity Jun 2020 #9
So once we figure that out we can't have a website to identify those franchises? Captain Zero Jun 2020 #22
I did this on some of the previous threads, here it is again Celerity Jun 2020 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author brush Jun 2020 #10
Haven't eaten there in years...but then, I don't do fast food in general. Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #11
Spend a moment to consider employees too. IADEMO2004 Jun 2020 #12
I will boycott this chain Gothmog Jun 2020 #13
Did Everyone Read Explanation on Franchisees? Why Boycott Chain for Action of Individual Owners? Indykatie Jun 2020 #14
Doubtful, easier just to get angry and demand a boycott Amishman Jun 2020 #38
yep, its a franchise thing plus many corporations hedge their bets and donate to both parties. nt yaesu Jun 2020 #15
Seems Billionaire Nelson Peltz can't utter 10 words without praising Trump bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #16
Not to be confused with Nelson Muntz alp227 Jun 2020 #33
Wendy's are dog shit burgers DIVINEprividence Jun 2020 #17
I need to know 100% how real it is, I love Wendy's AlexSFCA Jun 2020 #19
Couldn't handle the temptation Midnightwalk Jun 2020 #26
Apparently it was one franchise owner, not the who!e Wendy's chain... Beartracks Jun 2020 #37
Couldn't handle the temptation. Midnightwalk Jun 2020 #23
Take it easy RoccoRyg Jun 2020 #24
does this mean taco bell & pizza hut are over too? COME ON! orleans Jun 2020 #25
here's a link to a map showing locations owned by orleans Jun 2020 #31
Trump drinks water. Boycott water. miyazaki Jun 2020 #32
This is a struggle for me personally. TNNurse Jun 2020 #34
Haven't ate wendys in years tiredtoo Jun 2020 #35
They wont be over as long as People like their Food. Same with CHik Fila . I think the reason it JI7 Jun 2020 #36
Thanks to the recent ruling last week DENVERPOPS Jun 2020 #40
Good! LovingA2andMI Jun 2020 #41
Yep. warmfeet Jun 2020 #42
Searchable database for franchise locations owned by this guy Dfwguy99 Jun 2020 #43
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