Wendy's
Wendy's is a chain of fast food restaurants founded in 1969 in Columbus, Ohio by Dave Thomas, and named for his daughter, Melinda ("Wenda"). The business maintains a local corporate office at 400 Century Park South in Hoover.
In September 1978 the U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against five Wendy's restaurants in Birmingham, claiming that they required employees to work more than 40 hours per week without paying overtime, and that they failed to keep up-to-date wage and hour records as required under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
In 2009 Wendy's merged with Arby's
In 2012 Cullman native and Birmingham-Southern College graduate Morgan Smith was cast as the brand's national spokesperson in a campaign that continued through 2016.
Birmingham area locations
- 345 Valley Avenue, Glen Iris (1978)
- 9870 Parkway East, Roebuck (1978)
- 1009 Fulton Avenue Southwest, Arlington-West End (1978)
- Riverchase Crossings, 1791 Montgomery Highway, Hoover (1978)
- 2009 6th Avenue South, Southside (1978)
- Eastwood Mall, 7724 Crestwood Boulevard, Eastwood (1978)
- 2727 U.S. Highway 280, Mountain Brook (burned 2005, rebuilt 2006)
- 4671 Highway 280, Inverness
- 16056 U.S. Highway 280, Chelsea
- 2327 7th Avenue South, Southside
- 213 State Farm Parkway, Wildwood
- 901 Bankhead Highway, Thomas
- 104 Bessemer Super Highway, Midfield
- 2931 Morgan Road, Bessemer
- 800 Academy Drive, Bessemer
- 579 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham
- 2045 Village Drive, Leeds
- 1101 North Chalkville Road, Trussville
- 2170 Kent Dairy Road, Alabaster
- 170 Vaughan Lane, Pell City
References
- "Wendy's charged with overtime violations." (September 12, 1978) Birmingham Post-Herald, p. 3
- Restaurant chains
- 1969 establishments
- Century Park South
- Valley Avenue
- Parkway East
- Fulton Avenue Southwest
- Riverchase Crossings
- 6th Avenue South
- Eastwood Mall
- U.S. Highway 280
- 7th Avenue South
- State Farm Parkway
- Academy Drive
- Bessemer Super Highway
- Morgan Road
- Cahaba Valley Road
- Village Drive
- North Chalkville Road
- Kent Dairy Road
- Vaughan Lane