Fun Fact Friday Dave Thomas

Founder of 

Wendy's

 Old Logo (1969)

The new logo (2013), do you see the hidden word?

I did not. They initially showed the logo in red on their cups. See photo below.

I like it.

Some facts about Mr. Thomas:

1. Born in Tennesse.
2. Started working in restaurants at the age of 12.
3. High school dropout.
4. Served in the Korean War as a cook.
5. Was mentored by Colonel Sanders.
6. Franchised 4 failing KFC's which he turned around with a simpler menu.
7. Wendy's was the 1st restaurant to go all fresh, not pre-cooked.
8. The 1st successful drive-thru window.
9. Mr. Thomas died in 2002 after a long bout with liver cancer.