Dave Thomas, Wendy's founder, passes away.Dave Thomas, 69, founder and senior chairman of Wendy's International Wendy's International, Inc. NYSE: WEN is the parent company of Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers. It also owns 70 percent of Cafe Express and 25 percent (fully diluted) of Pasta Pomodoro. The Tim Hortons chain was spun off by Wendy's into a separate company in September 2006. , Inc. passed away January 8 at his home in Florida from cancer of the liver Noun 1. cancer of the liver - malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort liver cancer . Thomas founded Wendy's Old Fashioned n. 1. A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry. Noun 1. old fashioned - a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices Hamburgers restaurants on November 15, 1969 in downtown Columbus Downtown Columbus is the Central Business District of Columbus, Ohio, United States. The area centers around the intersection of Broad Street and High Street, and is the home of most of the largest buildings in Columbus. , Ohio. He named the company after his second youngest daughter. Wendy's has grown to more than 6,000 restaurants worldwide. In 1995, Wendy's merged with Tim Hortons This article is about the restaurant. For the ice hockey player and the chain's co-founder, see Tim Horton. Tim Hortons is a coffee-and-doughnut fast food restaurant chain largely based in Canada. , Canada's largest coffee and fresh baked goods chain that now totals more than 2,000 units. Together, the two chains have system sales exceeding $8 billion. Thomas is best known as the caring, amiable spokesman in Wendy's television commercials, appearing in more than 800 since 1989. Research showed consumers strongly believed in Thomas' sincere, often humorous commercials that were very successful for the company. Thomas was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey “Atlantic City” redirects here. For other uses, see Atlantic City (disambiguation). Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA. Famous for its boardwalk and casino gambling, it is a resort community located on Absecon Island on the coast of the , and was adopted at six weeks old by a Michigan couple. Late in his life, he became a passionate advocate for the cause of adoption, and in 1992, created the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The foundation is dedicated to raising awareness for the 134,000 foster children available for adoption and helping to make adoption easier and more affordable. Thomas is survived by his wife of 47 years, Lorraine, five children: Pam, Ken, Molly, Wendy and Lori, and 16 grandchildren. The family has requested that memorial donations be made to: Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption P.O. Box 7164, Dublin, OH 43017 Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Richard J. Solove Research Institute The Ohio State University 300 W. 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 The Dave Thomas Family Primary Care Center at Children's Hospital 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 The Wellington School 3650 Reed Road, Columbus, OH 43220 |
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