Dave Thomas opened his first Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers in downtown Columbus in November, 1969.Before launching Wendy's, 35-year old Dave spent his career studying the fast food chain business from the inside out. He worked with Colonel Sanders at one point, and restored a handful of KFC outlets to profitability. His Wendy's concept broke new ground for the eat-and-run crowd -- though a little more expensive than the competition, its fresh 100% domestic ground beef burgers, made-to-order, quickly found a salivating share of the market.
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