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  1. Dec 14, 2001 · Dave Thomas, creator of No. 3 hamburger chain, familiar face in ads. COLUMBUS, Ohio (CNN) - Wendy's restaurant founder Dave Thomas, the well-known face behind the fast-food chain, died...

  2. Wendy’s Founder Dave Thomas was born in New Jersey in 1932 and died in January 2002. Read his biography and the story of his legacy – from founding the first Wendy’s in Ohio in 1969 to establishing the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

  3. Jul 1, 2019 · Grandfatherly, down-to-earth Dave Thomas, the man who founded Wendy's in 1969 and built it into a multi-million dollar fast-food empire, is more than a good businessman now. He's a star. The cameras following Thomas that day were fromLifestyles of the Rich and Famous, scheduled to air a Thomas segment in October.

  4. Jan 9, 2002 · Dave Thomas, an orphan who went to work in restaurants at 12 and by dint of hard work, quality control and shrewd marketing made Wendy's the third-largest hamburger chain in the world, died ...

  5. Jun 11, 2022 · The Guinness Book of World Records has recognized his spots as the ”Longest-Running Television Advertising Campaign Starring a Company Founder.”. With a folksy, everyman appeal, Thomas ...

  6. American businessman Dave Thomas (born 1932) is the founder of the Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers chain. He is also an advocate for adoption, establishing the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption to realize his dream of a home for every child.

  7. Jan 8, 2002 · By The Associated Press. Jan. 8, 2002. Filed at 9:26 a.m. ET. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Dave Thomas, the portly pitchman whose homespun ads built Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers into one of the...

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