How Wendy's Lost the Beef and 50% of Their Stock #176

This week, Harley and Big Lynch break down how Wendy's spent decades trying to replace Dave Thomas and ended up posting their worst quarter in 20 years, with the stock down 50%, 600 stores closing, and CEO Kirk Tanner bailing to run a chocolate company. Big Lynch delivers a full PREsentation on the rise of Wendy's, Dave Thomas, the high-school dropout and Colonel Sanders protégé who founded the chain in 1969, the 1984 "Where's the Beef?" campaign that spiked sales 31%, the 800+ commercials that made Dave the entire brand, and the recent struggles that one of Double Dusted's favourite fast food restaurants now faces. Plus: AI data centers melting your bones, the "AirPods made me fat" documentary pitch, the Saudis buying up golf, Ferrero's $8B US shopping spree, the Halo Top alleged air scam, and evaluating the Pizza Hut Crust Platform. New episodes of Double Dusted Discussion every Monday.Tell us what you think at r/EpicMealTime, @EpicMealTime on Twitter, or [email protected]. Make sure to subscribe and follow the podcast. New episodes every Monday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices