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Wendy's International Inc.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Pashen entrepreneurs tell the story of their first year in business, part 1

    Raw. Sprouted. Dehydrated. They're words we usually toss around in the context of sushi, tulip bulbs, and Ronco's Dehumidifying Wonder. But now they're popping up on packages of nuts, loaves of bread, and plenty of good-for-you snacks--including locally made Pashen bars. In 2011, sister-brothe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    White Castle to sell beer?

    Soon, that cup could be filled with merlot!​Times are tough for America's restaurant owners.  McDonald's is planning a large-scale makeover for many of its restaurants, hoping to make them more 'chic.'  Wendy's has reworked its menu, changing to natural-cut fries and new burgers. Even Su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Zoë François, author, blogger & pastry chef - Chef Chat Part 1

    Photo Credit: Susan PowersAuthor, chef and blogger, Zoe Francois sets up a shot in her kitchen​Author of the wildly successful ...in 5 Minutes a Day cookbooks and accomplished pastry chef Zoë François has been traveling the country promoting her latest book with co-author Jeff Hertzberg, Artisan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Applebee's serves toddler alcohol

    Did Applebees serve up trouble? ​Was it the malicious act of a disgruntled server? An honest mistake? Or this year's version of the Wendy's chili finger scam? The jury's still out on how this all came about, but what we do know, according to a Detroit TV station's report, is that a toddler o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Taco Bell lawsuit alleges fake beef at the Border

    Is Taco Bell misleading customers to the tune of 5 mil?​Last week, two Alabama and California legal firms filed a class-action lawsuit against Taco Bell Corporation alleging that Taco Bell has been misrepresenting its meat. The complaint regards the meat filling in several Taco Bell menu items ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Wendy's restaurant review goes viral

    Wendy's new French fries "be crispy like you never SEEN?" ​Fast-food chain Wendy's has been trying to get attention with new menu items (see the Hot Dish's review of its sea salt-sprinkled "natural-cut" French fries). But if internet traffic is any indication, Wendy's fried food doesn't seem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Wendy's new fries are natural, but are they better?

    Put on your buffet pants & grab the kids - we're going to Wendy's!​Just in time for sweat-pants season, fast food also-ran Wendy's has debuted it new "natural"  fries. After spending an estimated $25 million on a new ad campaign touting the benefits of the skin-on, sea-salted crispies We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Rena Snyder gags over dead mouse in Target syrup bottle

    Dead mouse. It's what's for breakfast.​WCCO treated us all to a scrumptious sight last night before we turned in: A dead mouse floating in the bottom of a maple syrup bottle from Target. Yummy. Rena Snyder, who is pregnant, was pouring the syrup on her morning waffles at home in Cokato when s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Punch Pizza's big cheese, John Puckett, on the secrets of his success

    Punch Pizza​John Puckett recoiled when I referred to him as the most prolific restaurateur in the Twin Cities, "Let's hope not." But the founder of Caribou coffee and partner in Punch Pizza can claim a hand in opening over 400 stores, easily eclipsing Famous Dave and his BBQ joints at 175. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    Wisconsin court nixes gay parent rights

    Mike Licht​Wisconsin's fourth district court ruled today that gay parents who separate from their partners don't have the right to be their children's guardian. The ruling concerns a woman identified in court records as Wendy, who adopted two children with her partner in 2002 and 2004. When Wendy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Hoolie Fest wants your Art-A-Whirl loud

    ​The normally alcohol-dry Shuga will be celebrating Art-A-Whirl (which, news to me, is the largest open studio and gallery tour in America), by throwing a free, long, boozy muckraker called Hoolie Fest in and outside the store Friday, Saturday, and Suday May 14-16. Over 70 bands are scheduled to p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Top 5: The decade's grossest food stories

    The Hot Dish year end countdowns continue with our favorite gross food stories of the decade. Warning: gross factor = 10

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Arby's defying odds, struggling during recession

    Is Arby's going down? It might even be doing so without a fight.

  • News

    September 30, 2009

    Picked to Click 2009: Red Pens voted Twin Cities' best new band

    Celebrating the 10 winners of this year's best-new-bands poll

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Dead mouse in Au Bon Pain salad vs. Wendy's chili finger

    Did you throw up in your mouth a little just reading that?

  • Music

    August 26, 2009

    Brother Ali speaks!

    The "Street Preacher" spares a few minutes to dish on his new album, his upcoming tour, and how he balances family time with life on the road

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    5 Questions with Brother Ali as 'Us' approaches

    We kicked it with Brother Ali at his recent video shoot and talked about his upcoming release, his family, and living the dream.

  • News

    June 24, 2009

    Burger Time

    Readers respond to "Sizzlin'!"

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    April 15, 2009

    Beer Wars LIVE

    Readers respond to "Sizzlin'!"

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    April 15, 2009

    Beer Wars LIVE

    Readers respond to "Sizzlin'!"

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    April 15, 2009

    Beer Wars LIVE

    Readers respond to "Sizzlin'!"

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    April 15, 2009

    Beer Wars LIVE

    Readers respond to "Sizzlin'!"

  • Movies

    February 4, 2009

    Wendy and Lucy a melancholy saga of woman's unraveling financial life

    Reichardt's film stars sad pixie heroine Michelle Williams

  • Arts

    September 10, 2008

    Spotlight: Peter Pan

    Reichardt's film stars sad pixie heroine Michelle Williams

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2007

    U of M to acquire eggs from cage-free poultry

    Reichardt's film stars sad pixie heroine Michelle Williams

  • News

    January 24, 2007

    Gangs of St. Paul

    In the capital city, a generation of younger, harder, more randomly violent gangsters wage war on themselves

  • Columns

    May 11, 2005

    I'll Have a Blizzard with a Topping of Basic American Decency

    Listening to John Prine at the mouth of a freeway

  • Music

    May 4, 2005

    More to Love

    Local jazz trio Fat Kid Wednesdays pays tribute to trumpeter Don Cherry

  • News

    November 3, 2004

    The Voters Speak

    CP reporters interviewed early voters around the metro area on Tuesday morning. Here’s what some of them had to say about what’s at stake.

  • News

    September 15, 2004

    Lullaby for the Working Class

    Local poet Mark Nowak pens industrial verse for closed steel factories and forgotten labor pains

  • News

    July 28, 2004

    I Hate 1984

    The music and movies were epochal. The politics were abysmal. A poison valentine to the year that won't go away.

  • Restaurants

    March 24, 2004

    Widening the Wine Aisle

    A reader worries that the sale of wine in grocery stores will kill funky Mom-'n'-Pop shops, but Dara disagrees

  • Music

    June 12, 2002

    One Non-Blonde

    Pink proves she's not just another Britney in a bottle

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    March 27, 2002

    Disabling Development

    Will two helping ventures fall victim to progress?

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    June 13, 2001

    A Moscow Kind of Melancholy

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    November 1, 1999

    1999 Brithday Party Directory

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    October 1, 1999

    1999 Birthday Listings

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    August 25, 1999

    It Takes a Villager

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    Trendspotting

    How a Minneapolis consulting trio discovered the "iconogasm," and other tales from the trendspotting business.

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    Peeling the Onion

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