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Pickle Chemist Boosts Wendy's Flavor, but will it Boost the Company's Bottom Line?
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 11:02am | 567Surprisingly, “Project Gold Hamburger” is not the next version of Android. Have you eaten at Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) lately? I haven't. Between the questionable ingredients (why does the hamburger bun have more ingredients than the beef, cheese, bacon, and mayonnaise combined?), bland flavor, and lack...
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Eight Fast-Food Stocks Trading Near 52-Week Highs
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 11:32am | 1045No doubt times are tough for fast-food restaurants as they face higher commodity and production costs. Recently, privately held Sbarro filed for bankruptcy and Goldman Sachs downgraded the sector. Some companies have been able to offset growing costs with strategic price increases, and some, like...
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Forget the Special Sauce, Wendy's Uses Sex Appeal to Expand Internationally
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 3:17pm | 391At Wendy's (NYSE: WEN), the Spicy Chicken Sandwich is no longer the spiciest thing on the menu. In an effort to expand internationally, Wendy's has traded its schoolgirl mascot for two sexy maidens, the Moscow Times reports. While the trade isn't permanent – the women were hired to lure men,...
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Seven Fast Food Stocks Near 52-Week Highs
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 4:22pm | 759By and large, fast food restaurants continue to perform well as cost-conscious consumers still try to stretch a buck as they eat out. Though these companies also face higher commodity and production costs, some have been able to offset these costs with strategic price increases. Here are seven...