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HUNTINGTON - G.D. Ritzy's was a Columbus, Ohio-based chain of 1950s-themed restaurants established in 1980 when a number of Wendy's franchisees left over a disagreement in management.
At its peak, Ritzy's were found throughout much of the East Coast and Midwest. Today only a few Ritzy's locations remain, with the one on Hal Greer Boulevard in Huntington being the oldest one still standing. The venerable diner will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2013.
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A new study says food at popular chain restaurants and in the frozen food aisles can be more fattening than advertised.
A study of meals from 10 restaurant chains including Ruby Tuesday and central Ohio-based Wendy's found calorie counts averaging 18 percent more than the values listed by the restaurants.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - A Nevada couple pleaded guilty Friday to all charges related to planting a human finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili in a scheme to extort money from the fast-food restaurant chain.
Anna Ayala, 39, and Jaime Placencia, 43, pleaded guilty to conspiring to file a false claim and attempted grand theft in a scheme that the Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy's International Inc. claimed cost it $2.5 million in lost sales because of bad publicity.
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STARTING in January, if people in Japan get a hankering for a Baconator or a Frosty, they may have to order take-out from Hawaii.
Wendy's, the Ohio-based burger chain, announced Friday that it was ending its franchise agreement with the company that operates all 71 Wendy's outlets in Japan.
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'Pesos for pizza' drives chain as eateries court Hispanics
Pay in pesos and get your change in dollars at Pizza Patron, which has homed in on Latinos for a long time. Now its rivals are waking up to the demographic's buying power.
... last year - others, including Denny's and Wendy's, are revving up Hispanic advertising. "There's a...
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Wendy's Co. is moving its headquarters from Atlanta back to its roots in Dublin, Ohio.
Wendy's had been based in Dublin, outside Columbus, until 2008, when it merged with Arby's and moved to Arby's home turf in Atlanta.
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Memphis-area home sales for December rose 26.5 percent from a year ago, with 1,156 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of Realtors data property records database.
For the year, sales rose 17.2 percent, to 15,071 units, compared to 2011. Dollar sales volume for the year increased 19.8 percent to $1.94 billion.
...Carlisle buys eight S. Miss. Wendy's. Memphis-based Carlisle Corp., the fifth largest...
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NEW YORK - The Wendy's Co.'s push to transform itself as a higher- end hamburger chain is showing early signs of taking hold.
The Dublin, Ohio-based fast food company says a key sales figure rose 3.2 percent in the second quarter, helped by renovated restaurants, new menu items such the Spicy Guacamole Chicken Club sandwich and a new TV ad campaign.
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Rachelle Chiarappa works as a bartender at Latitude 41 at the Renaissance Hotel in Columbus, but she's done her fair share of drink mixing in the Miami Valley as the brand representative and mixologist for Buckeye Vodka.
Chiarappa, who is self-taught, represents the Buckeye Vodka brand at around 50 events each year and bartends as often as time will allow. We checked in with her to find out what inspires her concoctions.
... chains such as White Castle (Columbus), Wendy's (Columbus), Skyline (Cincinnati) and Tony Packo'...
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NEW YORK - Wendy's pigtails are getting a tweak.
For the first time since 1983, the Dublin, Ohio-based fast food company is updating its logo in a move intended to signal its ongoing transformation into a higher-end hamburger chain.