Wendy’s deserves to go under.
Few other places have hyper-inflated their prices to not pay their employees more nor improve their food quality quite like Wendy’s has.
Culver’s and maybe some local joints are some of the very last places its worth buying a burger from. Might as well solely make them at home for now on.
Culver’s is the goat
Yeah, the last time I ate at a Wendy’s I was astounded by the decline in quality, especially in comparison with their increased prices.
Last time I ate there I got a deal where I got two burgers and 10 nuggets for free. Nuggets tasted fine. The burger was atrocious. I opted to not even bother unwrapping the second burger because it had been so unpleasant to choke down the first. If I hadn’t been so hungry, it would have been one bite and nope.
Their spicy chicken sandwich is okay. Not my favorite, but good when they’re doing a buy one, get one.
But I agree the prices in general are way too high and the only reason I eat there is because I have a deal where I sometimes get their food for free (in which case I think the price is absolutely fair).
I worked at Culver’s when I was younger, so when I make burgers at home they essentially ARE Culver’s burgers. Right down to the seasoning.
But I do still love me some Culver’s. I can’t easily do custard or fried cheese curds at home.
The only thing I’ll miss from Wendy’s is dipping their fries in the frosties.
Culver’s is great it’s just too bad they refuse to set up shop in California. The closest ones are right past the border in the side of Arizona.
P. Terry’s if you’re ever lucky.
What about the CEO’s new yacht though? I’m sure it’s very nice.
“you’ll continue to see hamburger innovation as we move throughout the year,” Cook said.
Everyone eating real food elsewhere due to a lack of “hamburger innovation” at Wendy’s, raise your hand. Thought so.
Just raise your prices more, I’m sure that’ll help!
I literally stopped going there after spending $15 and still being hungry.
Honestly, the ridiculous prices of fast food has been the best thing for my health. I never ate it a lot, but I would sometimes grab something if I didn’t have time to cook or make something at home, now that’s totally off the table, if I wanted to spend $45 for burgers for two people I would take us to an actual local restaurant and get higher quality food that supports a local economy.
I haven’t touched fast-food since before covid.
I never ate it a lot, but I would sometimes grab something if I didn’t have time to cook or make something at home
If your health was an issue due to you barely eating out to begin with, it wasn’t what you were eating that was affecting your health.
Yep we went in the last time for 4 for 5, used to be 4 for 4. Found it was 10 dollars for same thing. Said nope and walked out. Not going back.
Have they thought about not charging exorbitant prices on their food? I mean, a salad shouldn’t cost ten bucks. Especially when they halved the god damn thing out of nowhere and pretended like they didn’t. As one of the three people who enjoyed Wendy’s salads, I fucking saw what you did.
The problem is not fast food prices, the problem is stagnated wages.
Oligarchs. Guillotines. That’s the solution.
How did stagnated wages hurt their sales?
I’m not sure where the question is coming from, but stagnated wages means that as prices rise due to inflation, people make the same wage and their spending power goes down. And when their spending power goes down, they have to spend more on necessities like rent/mortgate, transportation, groceries. It leaves less disposable income for things like fast food, entertainment, et cetera.
Oh I thought you were saying that’s why Wendy’s was going out of business, because they didn’t pay their workers enough.
Ahhhhhh, gotcha. Well, something like that can indirectly hurt because lower wages means shittier employees who care less and make crappier food slower. Many fast food locations across all the brands suffer from this. But if you have a good one with good service and food quality, it’s more likely you’ll patronize them.
For a long time I didn’t eat Burger King because the only ones near me were crappy. But we’ve moved to a place where we have one that’s decent, so it’s something I get very occasionally.
But yeah, most of fast food’s problem is the larger problem of companies in our country: Nobody can afford to buy anything. Or rather, at all levels, budgets are tighter. :)
Have they thought about not charging exorbitant prices on their food?
I’m sure they have. But when rental prices are skyrocketing and margins on meals are collapsing, there’s not a ton of wiggle room. One of the smart long-term moves that McDonalds made - way back in the 1980s - was to make sure they owned the real estate under all of their corporately owned restaurants. This was an expensive move up-front, but it paid enormous dividends long term.
Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell & KFC, etc - they’re all largely operating out of a retail rental market that’s consolidated into a handful of mega-REITs. And as those REITs demand steadily increasing ROI, the cost of operating storefronts has driven quite a few of these storefronts out of business.
It was a smart move for mcdonald’s corporate, but they’re using that advantage just to squeeze the franchisees all the same and the high prices for their awful offerings reflect that. Wendy’s has better beef than mcdonald’s sad meat discs, so I’d rather eat at wendy’s if I had to choose between the two. Thankfully I have other choices, so I choose neither.
Thankfully I have other choices, so I choose neither.
At least post-COVID, there’s been a mini-revival of locally owned and operated restaurants owing to the space cleared by the office park real estate bust.
Lots of new little shops opening up. We’ll see how long they last.
Too bad because it was great food in the 80s and 90s. Started to slip around 2010. Got pretty bad around 2015.
Food is still good at my location, just not worth $15.50 for a medium combo.
Completely disagree as my partner and I ate it all the time between 2018-2021. The reason we don’t now is because it costs twice as much as it did 5 years ago for less food, and we live a half hour from town now so by the time I’d get home with it it’s cold.
If you don’t mind me asking, what changed?
The price. Upwards. Too quickly.
Why did Wendy leave? The bacon ate her.
Cheap - Fast - Good
You only have to pick 2 to be successful as a fast food joint and they picked none.
The Wendy’s by me are all owned by the same guy and the service is terrible at all of them. I haven’t been to one in years.
Sir, this isn’t a Wendy’s anymore.
Sir, this was a Wendy’s
20 years from now:
“What’s a Wendy’s?”
If Dave Thomas was still alive he would shut down all Wendy’s.
I’m sure a predatory shareholder scheme is at work here too
When all the combos are $10 or more, I no buy the burger anymore
Dave’s Single, Med Fry, pop: $10.59
Nearby sit down restaurant has a Cheeseburger twice the size and a side of fries: $13.99.
I’d rather spend the extra 3 bucks.
I was eating something I made at home for lunch today and pondering how much it cost me for what was a good, hearty, healthy meal. Even eating in generous proportions, I was eating for about $2 a meal. I had carbs, fats, protein, fiber, and various minerals as well vitamins. I don’t think I could get a single cheeseburger from Wendy’s for that price. Even their cheap ones. As well it’s not just them, it’s all fast food. They forgot the idea is you go there, spend like $5 for a meal that you don’t have to make at home. Giving some variety.
When is the last time you saw a Wendy’s ad?
Honestly Wendys is the one I would go to if I were to eat fast food regardless of ads. I am just eating a lot less fast food. Prices have converged with sit in dining so it’s just not worth it anymore. Plus the health stuff obviously.
A better question for some is - when was the last time you saw an ad online or tv.
Thanks to my PiHole and a VPN, almost never.
Shoutout to the PiHole team!
true, but my point was that it doesn’t seem like Wendy’s is trying to survive either.
Another US company going under?
Oh noes.
Oh well.
Next.
