timrhicks1234 i work at wendies i heard he was!! FROM EVERYONE!!!! they said he was awesome!!!

timrhicks1234 wait was? his dead?

Yes, he died in 2002.

@thudson99 "Be persistent, stay focused, and have fun doing it". Good advice. 10:05 I guess accuracy isn't too necessary

I also grew up with " Daves Way " . At 15, I was mowing the lawns for 17 Wendy `s stores in Virginia Beach/Hampton area. Then at 16 -18 was a grill man during H.S. My Dad was a Wendy`s Corporate Area Supervisor with many stores under his watch . Then he went on to become a Wendy`s Franchise Area Director for 28 years.

You have one of the best comments here. Dave Thomas would have liked you for your great work ethic and compassion. Wendy's was a great place to eat back in your days of working there.

I remember back in 2005, I tried to get a job at Wendy's back in Austin like 4 times and failed. I always thought it was because I was Black because only white people and Latinas were landing the job. I stopped applying and went on to serve in the Marines instead.

Yeah!

Yeah, I think in a lot of ways the menu was better when he was around. All of these supposed improvements to the burgers haven't really made them noticeably better, I don't think, and I liked the salads a lot more in the 90s and very early 2000s-that shredded American cheese they used to put on them was really good. At least the chili and the spicy chicken sandwich haven't changed very much.

@@guigal2 Their nuggets, and frosties are still alright too, but the taste of the burgers have gone downhill IMHO.

Wendy`s quit doing fresh daily ground patties and the four corner press . Dave would never have allowed that. White , red, green , white ,red ,green and yellow !!!!

@@richardd6669 Everything declined in late ‘09.

Isn't that the truth. The nicest people. Back when America was America.

Personally I find the quality of Wendy's some of the best in fast food in America.

It's gone downhill... back in the 90s it was the best time for wendy's but today they mess your orders as bad as burger king

@@georgeorwell4534 do you live on the funny farm George

Parent Company Odemark threw out David’s old Recipe and his Daughter off the Chairboard in late 2009.

I think of him still today, and I always order the Dave's single. I like to remember him every time I eat at Wendy's.

Hell is not a nice place. Slap yourself for that

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oh.. u mean u had a .. D.T's W.F.O.F.H.n.J.C.S.w/ cheese?...... love those

Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you liked the Dave Thomas interview. It was one of the most interesting I've done. Here is a link to the written version that was published in POV magazine: www.engardio.com/pov-dave-thomas Here is another interview that was similarly interesting. It features the ABC News anchor Peter Jennings: www.engardio.com/pov-peter-jennings

@@Engardio , I agree with D Grundman, really a good interview, and it sounds like you were a young man yourself back then.

, if you think that's bad, then burger king's australian experience is truly horrible. story goes that a man down under was so into bringing burger king (he was just fixated on that chain) to his country, that he contacted the company. now, the difference between them & mcdonalds is that this one is run by a board of directors, while burger king was done by a sole decision maker much like those you mentioned from wendys, KFC.. so the burger king owner, being a stereotypical american thus having limited knowledge about the potential in kangaroo land, thought it'd be a waste of money. the australian guy got so riled up, he showed the BK owner by opening up his own chain, now the aussie-ubiquitous Hungry Jack's, perfectly copying as much as he could burger king's style, delivery & business feel. so by the time BK thought they were ready to go to that part of the world, they were too late. BK tried to sue in australian courts due to patent infringement or the like, but the court down there ruled them going after hungry jack's unconstitutional because BK had been shortsighted enough to not have a worldwide patent until after this australian guy showed some international interest in doing something like that. & that's that:-)

Wendy's switched out wholesome folk for memes and sassy lolis. Truly the darkest timeline.

Add Sam Wall to that list.

I like it!!! They use fresh beef!

@@HollywoodCreeper When you find a good one it holds up, but man it just ain't what it was. Miss the biggie fries too.

@@bigyodatheman Their natural fries are really good.

@@HollywoodCreeper Definitely an improvement, but I'll always miss the biggies.

Nice story. Considering the guy had been dead for about 2 years by 2004.

Must not have grown up in the 90's

eric brufatto that's true. Rumor is that he was also offered 2-3 million in PepsiCo stock. All his business partners and lawyers all told him to go for the stock, which they all did. Except for him. He went straight for the cash. And as a result he got the worst part of the deal.

@@josh24441 A man of strong principles and drive, though perhaps not with the best business sense at all times. Apparently if he visited a KFC restaurant, ordered the chicken, and didn't like it, he'd throw it in the trash and then go into the kitchen and start cooking it himself. That's the kind of thing you do if you have an absolute die hard dedication to your vision.

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine That's not terrible business sense, although it's surely counterintuitive. A KFC can be mediocre in 49 different ways but that chicken keeps people coming back. It covers a multitude of commercial sins.

"see you in hell" . i guess you pissed him off

Nothing?

Chicago/Cleveland/Akron have a similar accent, and Murray is from Illinois, Dave from Columbus, so maybe Dave picked up a similar dialect.

also reminds me of George Wendt who was from Chicago.

I've yet to go to bojangles. I'm a die hard fan of Chick-fil-a.

Lol. How?