As a uniform company, we love seeing traditions like this in action! Wendy's continues to honor its founder, Dave Thomas, by gathering employees in Dave Thomas-inspired uniforms to celebrate 55 years of the iconic Wendy's brand! Do you have any traditions in your workplace? Let’s hear how your team celebrates its history and culture!
This week, we celebrated?Founder’s Week?– an annual tradition that pays homage to our founder, Dave Thomas, and the birth of our iconic brand.?Dave opened the first Wendy’s restaurant 55 years ago today on November 15, 1969, and we continue to honor his legacy and the values he instilled that define us –?Give Something Back, Treat People with Respect, Do the Right Thing, Profit Means Growth and Quality Is Our Recipe.?Today, in recognition, we gathered our global Restaurant Support team members, both in person and virtually, for a wrap up celebration complete with special anniversary cookies and lapel pins (a Wendy’s staple!). Following the meeting, we took our annual “Dress Like Dave” photo at our headquarters in Dublin, OH and members of the Restaurant Services, Training and Culinary teams served up our new Mushroom Bacon Cheeseburger and Salted Caramel Frosty to ~400 employees on site. Here’s to 55 years of serving our famous, fresh food with many more years to come!