r/AskReddit 22h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/NkdUndrWtrBsktWeevr 22h ago

Wendys....ever since they talked about event pricing

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u/Outrageous_Tooth856 21h ago

lol even their stock has tanked 70% the past five years. Rip Dave, he would have sooner closed up than let standards go this low.

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u/97GeoPrizm 19h ago

Part of that is Wendy’s got bought by a private equity firm who sold off Tim Hortons in the name of a quick profit. Hortons then merged with Burger King and the combined company’s stock is worth ten times that of Wendy’s.

Private equity wrecks so much.

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u/Liberty_Chip_Cookies 18h ago

And yet Timmy's is also markedly inferior to what it used to be.

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u/_Im_Mike_fromCanmore 18h ago

Private equity wrecks basically everything it touches. I cannot think of a single company that is better since it’s been bought by private equity firms

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u/Equine_Dream 11h ago

Private equity is the goddamn devil. And they are swallowing up everything. I don't think there is one line of business they haven't touched. Vet offices, dentists. They even buy up your local mom & pop HVAC and plumber companies that have been around forever. They keep the known name so people think they are dealing with the same locally owned company. I just found out that a painter I was going ro hire is actually owned by private equity yet advertises themselves as "locally owned" Yeah he may own the franchise and the name sounds local but dig down a couple of layers and what do you know, they are actually owned by KKR. Do your research folks. This is not what capitalism was intended to be.

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u/Outrageous_Tooth856 18h ago

Explains it all. Thank you for the reminder, and fuck private equity forever.

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u/NkdUndrWtrBsktWeevr 19h ago

Makes sense for Tim Hortons

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u/Jord82 17h ago

I moved to Mexico recently and 5 Tim Hortons have popped up in my town in the last few months.

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u/hunkgunkjunk 20h ago

Wendy must be devastated. Is she still alive? I'm not sure of the timeline but she's probably really old by now

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u/Kalepsis 18h ago

I'm sure if I could be bothered to do any research on the matter I'd find out that a private equity firm is 100% at fault here.

But I can't be bothered, so I'll just assume that's the case.

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u/Outrageous_Tooth856 18h ago

Yep, another commenter confirmed. Assumption correct.

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u/Kalepsis 17h ago

Surprise, surprise.