Brewmaster
Portland, OR
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About 2 months ago the Wendy's at the corner of Spring and High closed its doors. It always made a killing at lunch time, so I don't think it was due to a lack of business. I'm wondering if they sold out to someone else who had bigger plans for the site (condos?).
Anybody know what happened?
Big_Ben
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This time of year with the increased hurricane season the US runs out of tomatoes. During the fall tomatoes are grown in different areas and sold until they run out. First is Florida, California, Arizona/New Mexico, then if they run out of winter tomatoes produce companies have to start importing tomatoes from Canada.
Not sure of the price right now but last year it went from $12 a case (20lb) up to $63 at it's highest point. That can kill a stores profit. Wendy's ask if you want them on there, lots of store, especially small franchises are just cutting back the number or leaving htem off. They just don't publicize it.
shroud
Polaris
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Yeah, they mentioned the whole hurricanes thing on the news -- but the news also mentioned that McDonalds said they're not having any tomato supply problems at all...
I'm guessing that at least part of that is because most McDonalds burgers/sandwhiches don't HAVE tomato on them, whereas most Wendys burgers do... but still, it looks bad to be claiming lack of supply when your competitors say they don't have trouble...
Big_Ben
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I don't think it is so much the supply as simply the price. Of course one scenario that makes sense is that McD's has a contract with a major produce supplier and gets first dibs on tomatoes. Most restaurant chains simply buy off of the open market, therefore they get first come first serve, and Wendy's is a big chain, they need to get a lot of tomatoes.
morphunk
lancaster, ohio
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nah, you guys have it all wrong,..
mc'd's, corp. actually OWNS, all of its suppliers, produce, meat patties, bread/bun makers,.....
you cant run out of anything, when you own a couple tomato farms in brazil, as well as your cost stays low, and constant.
they are kinda like the "walmart" of fast food producers,...they own everyting they supply...
wendy's doesnt do that, thats why dave's patties are square,...he never beleived in cutting corners........atleast thats what wendys says.
jgeorge300
Harrison West
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I agree. An open Wendy's is better than a closed one? Does Wendy's even own the land? The owner could have raised the rent on Wendy's.
The other issue could be no drive-thru. The one of Broad closed for that reason. The parking lot owners might want more $$$ than its worth.
columbus mike
from columbus, living in newark
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Ive read in the paper the place closed because buisness was bad. They say since dave died the companys sells have steadily dropped. I cant really understand why that would make a difference but thats what they say.
artbomb112
The Heights
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Maybe they should hire a marketing team that doesn't suck.
The new commercials are slightly better.... but the old ones really sucked.
The company that does the Burger King commercials knows what they are doing. I don't even like fast food and I feel more attracted to that company because of their commercials.
Wendy's is hometown.. and they can't even stir up enough business to keep the original location.
Thats sad.
Coremodels
Really close to Explorer's Club.
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Honestly, in comparison, I just don't think Wendy's is very good. I'd rather get a whopper or a rally burger or about anything than a Wendy's any day of the week now. Shame, because when I was a kid in the 70's, they were amazing.
artbomb112
The Heights
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Give me a vegetarian burger option and I will be there every day.... I don't know why more companies haven't figured out that market.
It's like telling Ford to make fuel efficient cars....
Coremodels
Really close to Explorer's Club.
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artbomb112 wrote Give me a vegetarian burger option and I will be there every day.... I don't know why more companies haven't figured out that market.It's like telling Ford to make fuel efficient cars....
If I had to guess? cost. It's strictly a guess, but we all know that fast food is primarily poor ingredients combined into ridiculously cheap food flavored by artificial means.
Hell, even the McD stuff that's supposed to be healthy isn't.
Although my ex was a vegetarian and used to just order whoppers and big macs with no meat and loved em LOL!
EDIT: btw, I don't think if I was Wendy's or McD's or Rally's I'd see my prime demographic as "healthy eaters", even if I tried to cater them I'd be suspect of my ability to actually get them in the door.
columbus mike
from columbus, living in newark
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I still think wendys is probably the highest quality of the fast food hamburger places. At least they still hand make there patties in the morning instead of using frozen like everyone else. I find a lot of grit in the meat at rallys, and mcdonalds ..well they are mcdonalds and everyone knows there are addictive drugs in the fries to make you crave them. Burger king i dont like at all . I dont quite buy the whole flame broiled thing no matter how they make them. There flame broiled, taste very "flame broiled chemical" taste, to me. Liquid smoke maybe? I dont know but it taste very artifical to me.
EatDrinkColumbus
Bexley
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artbomb112 wrote Maybe they should hire a marketing team that doesn't suck.The new commercials are slightly better.... but the old ones really sucked.
they could do what orville redenbacher did when they created a CGI-orville bopping to headphones for their new commercials. desperate and sick. who the hell thought that up and decided it was a good idea, i wonder? a CGI-dave thomas urging you to eat wendy's burgers over his dead body.
artbomb112
The Heights
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Or partner with Pepsi and bring back Max Headrome.
I think Wendy's will eventually choose to sink itself with ugly signs in front of their buildings...and awful commercials on TV.
I do have to agree with the rest of this thread though... for a fast food chain... it seems closest to what I would consider "food".
I would love to try and help save them.
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