The “Wendy” of Wendy’s restaurants knows a thing or two about the pressure and responsibility that comes with being the face of an empire.
In an interview with People, Melinda Lou “Wendy” Thomas Morse, the daughter of the late restaurant magnate Dave Thomas, revealed that while neither she nor her father knew how big the family business would become, he later came to realize the weight of the “namesake.”
What started as a “quick-service chain” known for its square beef patties and Frosty desserts is now the country’s third-largest hamburger chain.
“Probably 10 years before my dad passed, we talked about my name and namesake, and he just goes, ‘I’m really sorry I did that to you,’ which was really... to hear your father say, ‘Probably should just named it Dave’s and that’d been a lot easier,’ was a lot,” she told the outlet.
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