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The Wendy's Pick-Up Window concept was born in 1970 in the first freestanding restaurant. The pick-up window wasn't brand new, but no one had made it work successfully. Originally designed as an add-on to the building to generate a few extra dollars in sales, it proved to be the catalyst that propelled Wendy's from a four-store Columbus chain into a food service phenomenon.

People loved Wendy’s, and Dave quickly opened more locations with the help of people who, like himself, had a passion for quality. In 1973, Dave began to franchise the Wendy's concept. His idea of selling franchises for entire cities and regions, rather than single units, was an industry innovation and enabled Wendy's to open more than 1,000 restaurants in the company's first 100 months.

Under Dave's leadership, Wendy's led the industry in product innovations. In 1979, the company was the first national chain to introduce salad bars, and in 1983, Wendy's added baked potatoes to the menu. Other innovations followed, and soon the restaurant industry and business community applauded Dave’s innova

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Dave Thomas

(1932-2002)

Who Was Dave Thomas?

After complaining that he couldn't find a good hamburger in Columbus, Ohio, Dave Thomas opened his own restaurant on November 15, 1969: Wendy's, named after Thomas' 8-year-old daughter. Wendy's quickly caught on, and within less than a decade, had grown into a 1,000-store franchise. In 1989, Thomas took on the role of television spokesman for the company with a series of hugely successful commercials.

Early Life

Thomas was born Rex David Thomas on July 2, 1932, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Thomas never knew his birth mother and was adopted by a couple from Kalamazoo, Michigan, when he was 6 months old. Thomas' adoptive mother died when he was only five, and by the age of 10, Thomas had lost two stepmothers as well. He spent summers in Maine with his adoptive grandmother, Minnie Thomas, who was his closest relative and a big influence in his life.

When Thomas was still a pre-teen, his family (his father, Rex, had remarried again) moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he worked at such jobs as a paperboy, golf caddy, and at a so

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Dave Thomas (businessman)

Founder of Wendy's

This article is about the American fast food owner. For other people with a similar name, see David Thomas.

Dave Thomas
Thomas in 1999
Born	Rex David Thomas (1932-07-02)July 2, 1932 Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Died	January 8, 2002(2002-01-08) (aged 69) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
Resting place	Union Cemetery Columbus, Ohio, US
Occupation(s)	Businessman, philanthropist
Years active	1953–2002
Known for	Founder of Wendy's
Spouse	Lorraine
Children	5, including Wendy

Rex David Thomas (July 2, 1932 – January 8, 2002) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and fast-food tycoon who was the founder and chief executive officer of Wendy's, a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers.^[1]^[2] In this role, Thomas appeared in more than 800 commercial advertisements for the chain from 1989 to 2002,^[3] more than any other company founder in television history.^[4]

Early life

Rex David Thomas was born July