Category: Wendy’s

E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Wendy’s Restaurants Spreads to More States, Including New York: CDC

The multi-state E. coli outbreak that has been linked to people having consumed romaine lettuce at Wendy’s restaurants has spread to more states—New York and Kentucky—according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cases of people sick with E. coli have increased from 84 to 97 since its update last week on Aug. 25….


Multistate E. Coli Outbreak Rises to 84 Cases, Majority Linked to Wendy’s Restaurants

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday that dozens more people have been infected due to an E. coli outbreak that mainly sickened customers eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at Wendy’s restaurants. In an Aug. 25 press release, the health agency said 52 of the 62 people—or 84 percent—it interviewed…


CDC Investigates E. Coli Outbreak in 4 States, Says ‘Many Sick People’ Had Eaten at Wendy’s Restaurants

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday in its ongoing investigation into an E. coli outbreak that “many sick people” reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at Wendy’s restaurants before falling ill. “State and local public health officials have been interviewing people about the foods they ate in the week before…


Largest Shareholder of Wendy’s Exploring Buying Fast Food Chain Amid Rising Costs

Fast-food chain Wendy’s may be up for sale as the restaurant struggles with rising commodity and labor costs. According to a May 24 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, The Wendy’s Company Chairman Nelson Peltz said that his management fund, Trian Partners, wants to explore a possible sale or merger for the restaurant chain. Trian Fund…


Wendy’s Misses US Same-Store Sales Estimates on Stiff Competition

Wendy’s Co missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly results as fierce storms and freezing temperatures across the United States earlier this year hit store traffic and cooled demand for the burger chain’s breakfast items. Shares of the Dublin, Ohio-based fast-food chain fell as much as 13 percent to hit an over two-year low on Wednesday,…


17 Wendy’s Employees Leave on the Spot by Taping Sign to Drive-Thru: ‘We Quit’

By Emily Rella Mass exodus from jobs have been anything but uncommon amid the rise and fall of the Covid-19 pandemic, with some dubbing the new attitude towards the labor market as The Great Resignation, as many have taken the past year and prior to reevaluate their priorities and what truly makes them happy. The…


5 Food Stocks to Watch Ahead of This Week’s Earnings: DoorDash, Wendy’s and More

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a business-changing event for the restaurant industry and food-related businesses. With the reopening trade providing a lift to some businesses, food stocks could be under watch this week with some that saw business boosts during the pandemic and some that had harder times all reporting quarterly earnings. Here are five…


3 Dead in Shooting Outside Florida Wendy’s Restaurant

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.—A shooter opened fire in the drive-thru area of a Wendy’s restaurant early Tuesday in suburban Fort Lauderdale, killing three people before fleeing, police said. Hallandale Beach police have released few details but said the victims were not restaurant employees. No names were immediately released. Witnesses said they heard about 10 shots shortly…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 12)

New sign that inflation might be here for a while. Producer prices post their biggest annual gain on record. Wendy’s, teaming up with a ghost kitchen startup to open hundreds of deliver kitchens. It’s moving beyond its traditional restaurant format to keep up with the demand for delivery. Many Americans are under serious mental stress during the…


Man Walks 4 Hours to Work at Wendy’s Each Day—Until Kind Police Officer Intervenes

A young Georgia man has been walking four hours to work, rain or shine, each day for the last five-plus years. As the sole provider for his family, Tracy McGee, 26, holds a job the Wendy’s in Waynesboro in order to earn a living. For McGee, it’s another four-hour walk home after work—he has no…