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.

  • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Haha I’m just messing with you. Wendy’s said they were introducing surge pricing to change their prices throughout the day. So when you said you paid a lot for a burger, I was joking around asking about the time as if they already had it in place.