Robert ReichFeb 28, 2024

While Wendy’s plans to price gouge you with Uber-style surge pricing, it’s simultaneously enriching wealthy shareholders with a $500 million stock buyback program.

That’s the thing about corporate greed: It’s shameless.

They’ll just keep pushing to see how far they can go.

Show threadRobert M
@rbreich I just saw somewhere they changed their mind after the outcry. But the fact that they were going to do it says a lot. #wendys #corporategreed
Feb 28, 2024 at 6:22pmWeb
Show threadRobert MFeb 28, 2024
@rbreich Wendy’s clarifies no surge pricing after CEO comments sparked commotion https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/02/27/wendys-surge-pricing-menu/
A surge fee on your Frosty? Wendy’s to test ‘dynamic pricing’ in 2025.

The fast-food giant is investing in technology that will allow it to change prices quickly in response to demand and use AI to alter restaurant menus.

The Washington Post