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Detailed explanation-1: -On November 15, 1969, Dave Thomas opened the first Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. His boyhood dream was coming true. After trying all five of his children’s names for the restaurant, Dave decided on his daughter Melinda’s nickname-Wendy.

Detailed explanation-2: -But Thomas later regretted his decision to name what would become a fast-food empire after his daughter, believing it put too much attention and pressure on her . “She’s lost some of her privacy, ” he said in his autobiography.

Detailed explanation-3: -The nation’s third-largest hamburger chain was started by the late Dave Thomas.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was 69 and was known to millions as the folksy character who made a low-key personal pitch for his own fast foods in more than 800 television commercials. He died of liver cancer at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., according to the company he founded, Wendy’s International.

Detailed explanation-5: -Melinda Lou “Wendy” Thomas-Morse (born September 14, 1961) is a daughter of American businessman Dave Thomas, the founder of the fast food brand Wendy’s. Morse is the namesake and mascot of the brand. She uses the name Wendy Thomas in her role as a spokesperson for Wendy’s. Columbus, Ohio, U.S.