Wendy Thomas's Legacy Lives On: Alive Or Immortalized?

Webshe’s been the (illustrated) face of the wendy’s fast food empire for over 40 years, but wendy thomas — daughter of the chain’s founder dave thomas — has.

Webthe face of the wendy's brand has its origins in reality.

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Wendy's was founded by dave thomas in columbus, ohio, in 1969.

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When it came to deciding what to.

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Webwendy's was founded by dave thomas in 1969.

He tried all five of his children's names for the restaurant before he settled on his daughter melinda's.

Webwhile wendy remains eternally 8 years old in the company’s logo, the real wendy thomas grew up.

Although she said she didn’t originally intend on taking her.

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Webdave thomas, a successful kentucky fried chicken franchise owner in columbus, ohio, and a protege of founder colonel harlan sanders, was struggling in.

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