Digital menu boards will offer discounts and value deals on different items during slower periods of the day, Wendy's said.
  • Wendy’s is walking back suggestions it will start surge-pricing burgers and fries.
  • On an earnings call, the company’s CEO said it would begin experimenting with “features like dynamic pricing.”
  • Wendy’s later said its dynamic pricing wouldn’t raise prices and would only offer discounts.

Wendy’s on Tuesday appeared to walk back comments from CEO Kirk Tanner that prompted widespread reports — and backlash — over the idea that the company would be introducing surge pricing for burgers and fries.

  • stoly@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    LOL they talked about this whole thing in a bubble and never talked to an actual consumer. Then they were surprised when people reacted poorly to it.