Wendy's

The three companies I have chosen are Wendy's (WEN), Burger king (BKW), and McDonalds (MCD). They are three of the most prominent fast food franchises in North America (when it comes to sandwich and fries). I presume McDonald to be the best investment because it seem to be a larger company, with consumers and franchises worldwide. The gross profit ratio (also called the gross margin) measures profitability. It is calculated by dividing the gross profit by the net sales revenue. It shows…

At first Joey, was embarrassed of working there and he seemed as if he was too good to work there. We found out that he just needed extra money while his wife finishes her schooling. Jobs like Wendy’s and Mc Donald’s are always looked at as like the basic first job for a teen or a younger adult. The job pays minimum wage and it is so low so it is not the best job out there for anyone, but at the end of the day a job is a job and money is money…

Deep in the forest there was a bunny’s burrow, her name was Wendy. Three miles away there was a fox’s hut, his name was Brad. The Wendy’s biggest fear was coming face to face with a fox. One day the Wendy’s fear was going to come and she didn’t know it. It was a nice sunny day, you could hear the birds chirping. Anyway Brad was going for a walk and all of the sudden he saw a Wendy. He looked at his stomach and it growled. “Lunch time!” he thought to himself. Brad was so hungry he could eat a…

which is really important to creditors and investors. One of the first ratios used to determine and analyze Wendy’s liquidity and compare it against Sonic Drive-In is the current ratio. A general rule of thumb is that as long as the current ratio is one or above then the company has the ability to pay off its debts and short-term commitments. By looking at the current ratio for Wendy’s we can…

Wendy’s Singapore quietly died out after the closing of their last outlet in National University of Singapore (NUS) UTown’s Town Plaza. Originally from the United States (US) in 1969 was brought into the scenes of Singapore in the 1980s, they sold burgers and were well known for their shakes and side dishes. Regardless of their popularity due to their square patties, with outlets in Far East Plaza and Parkway Parade, the chain exited the market. However, in 2008, Lim Bee Huat, Chairman of…

There is a stereotype among which jobs in society are deemed respectable. In “Working At Wendy's” the main character described applying to Wendy’s and what it was like working there while his wife finished her last semester of college. When people asked him why he was working there he was quick to tell them it was temporary and that he was in college, as if he was ashamed to be working there. This is a stigma we still see in everyday life that allows society to justify paying them low wages.…

The reading I have selected to read for the reflection essay is Working at Wendy's, and On Dumpster Diving. Reading the essay Working at Wendy's I had no challenges reading the essay it was straight forward. With the essay on Dumpster Diving I had a little challenge with some of the vocabulary. I had to stop reading, and look up some words that I did not understand. For the story Working at Wendy's, he had to find a job to take care of his wife that was going to college. He was determined to…

Joey Franklin’s “Working at Wendy’s” tells the story of a time when Franklin was forced to work at Wendy’s in order to provide for his family. At first, Franklin was ashamed of working there, thinking it was nothing more than fried food and uneducated people. Later, Franklin discovered there is more to fast food workers than the typical stereotype. These people came from all spectrums of life. For some of the workers, working at Wendy’s was the bridge that would sustain them until a better…

Recommendations We believe the following 5 recommendations listed below will be beneficial to lowering risks related to IT and unauthorized access in the Athens, OH Wendy’s location: 1. New POS System By updating the POS system, management will be able to spend more time monitoring other controls. The current control of reviewing the POS system for errors is directly related to issues caused by the outdated system that is being used. The system crashes frequently, which causes delays in…

The two readings are focused on the same issue, that is, the surveillance systems that are being employed in the states in America in an effort to improve the security of the people or in a bid to make the people feel that they are safe. These surveillance systems are supposed to be used to detect suspicious individuals in the society and thus the law enforcement agencies can deal with such cases before crime is committed by suspects. The surveillance systems are growing and many are being…