Wendy's now shows its skill with this culinary strategy by taking toppings from its Baconator burger, moving them to a side dish and creating Baconator Fries. These are Wendy's natural-cut fries given a drizzle of warm Cheddar sauce, applewood-smoked bacon and, finally, shredded Cheddar. The Baconator half-pound double cheeseburger has been one of Wendy's most successful menu franchises.
Introduced in 2007, revived in 2009 and then made permanent, Baconator has been given several flanker brands, including the smaller Son of Baconator. No one seems to love a Baconator like a Kiwi. Wendy's New Zealand operation, which earlier offered a Mozzarella Streaky Baconator, now is promoting a three-item "Team Baconator" line of variations (below): Chickenator, Baconator Mushroom Melt and new Spiceanator.
Wendy's is an international American fast food chain founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. The company moved their headquartes to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. As of March 1999, Wendy's was the world's third largest hamburger fast food chain with approximately 6,650 locations, following Burger King's 12,000 or more loacations, and McDonalds' 31,000+ locations. In 1979, Wendy's was the first fast-food chain to introduce the salad bar. In 1988, Wendy's expanded its bar to a full-blown buffet called the Superbar for $2.99.
The Superbar had various stations: "Mexican Fiesta", the Italian "Pasta Pasta," and the "Garden Spot", salad and fruit. The Superbar was popular but difficult to maintain thus was discontinued in 1998. Wendy's founded the fried chicken chain Sisters Chicken in 1978, and sold it to its largest franchiser in 1987. In response to a 1986 slowdown in the chain's performance, Wendy's restructured its cleanliness standards, menu and other operational details to ensure that stores met the goals and standards of the parent company so that its franchises were competitive in the market.
