Arby's Swallows Up Wendy's

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After two past rejections, the owner of Arby's shaved roast beef sandwich restaurants is buying Wendy's, the fast-food chain famous for its made-to-order square hamburgers and chocolate Frosty dessert, for around $2 billion.

Triarc Companies Inc., which is owned by billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, said Thursday it will pay about $2.34 billion in an all-stock deal for the nation's third-largest hamburger chain started in 1969 by Dave Thomas. Wendy's had rejected at least two buyout offers from Triarc.

Thomas' daughter Pam Thomas Farber said the family was devastated by the news.

"It's a very sad day for Wendy's, and our family. We just didn't think this would be the outcome," said Farber, 53.

If her father were alive to hear news of the buyout, "he would not be amused," she said.

Triarc said it will also change its name to include the Wendy's name.




http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n4040813.shtml

[BurgerKing]

I'm still the !!!

[Los Spurs]

Arby's Sux!

[Los Spurs]

I'm still the !!!

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Arby's Sux!

You better change that post before Easjer sees it or you're going on her list for the rest of your natural life. Their use of Tom Arnold's voice aside, Arby's is the bomb!

I'll buy an Arby's melt for whoever can come up with a gif of Arby's oven mitt pimp slapping Wendy like a red headed fast food mascot.

[CuckingFunt]

The le of this thread is an incomplete sentence.

Regardless of the missing word(s), however... Arby's is a dirty little .

[leemajors]

You better change that post before Easjer sees it or you're going on her list for the rest of your natural life. Their use of Tom Arnold's voice aside, Arby's is the bomb!

I'll buy an Arby's melt for whoever can come up with a gif of Arby's oven mitt pimp slapping Wendy like a red headed fast food mascot.

I can't do that, but I do have a hamburger helper glove AM radio!

[JoeChalupa]

I like an Arby's roastbeef sammich from time to time.

[1369]

Beef n Cheddar Baconator!

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Beef n Cheddar Baconator!

My heart hurts just reading that.

[SpursWoman]

Regardless of the missing word(s), however... Arby's is a dirty little .

It's Arby's sauce that makes it so yummy.

[midgetonadonkey]

They should deep fry the baconator.

[jman3000]

that 5 for 5.95 deal was pretty good if you were buying for 2 or 3 people.. but those s kept jacking it up... now it's 7.95 if im not mistaken.

[midgetonadonkey]

I think I'm actually going to go out, buy a baconator, make a batter and deep fry it.

[mrsmaalox]

Does Arby's still make those MarketFresh sandwiches? Those were wonderful!

[MoSpur]

I am torn. I love both those places, but its hard to beat those small frosties and eat them with them fries.

[MrChug]

The le of this thread is an incomplete sentence.

Regardless of the missing word(s), however... Arby's is a dirty little .

Exactly, it should be "Arby's Slurps Up Wendys ___"

[T Park]

I liked Arby's deli cut sandwiches when i was there last.

The turkey wasn't bad.