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Dave Thomas

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Dave Thomas

Founder of Wendys
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Early Life

  • High school drop out
  • First job at age of 12
  • Worked at The Regas restaurant  
  • At 15 he was working at Fort Wayne
  • Founded the Dave Thomas Education Center
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Background

  • Was adopted at around 6 weeks old
  • Started working at 12
  • Worked as a cook for a long time
  • His step parents left him at an early age
  • He was dedicated to all of his dutys
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Personality

  • Was a dedicated person
  • Never wanted to loose his job
  • Very strong person
  • Earned a GED in 1993
  • Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom,2003
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KFC

  • Worked as a cook before 
  • Started the first KFC
  • Helped KFC expand in the U.S.
  • First one opened in 1952
  • Helped KFC with the items on the menu
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WENDY'S

  • Started the first wendys
  • First Wendy's opened in 1969
  • Expanding faster than Mc.Donald's 
  • In 1989 he began doing commercials 
  • Was the official spokes person for Wendy's 
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Fun Facts

  • He won prom king in highschool
  • He served in the army for the Korean war
  • Favorite food was Wendy's single burger 
  • Wendy's was named after his daughter
  • An original frosty used to cost 35 cents
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