during the pandemic as sales have slipped. In an SEC filing from last month, Wendy's saw same-restaurant sales down approximately 20% during the week ending March 22.
A Wendy's worker, who spoke to Business Insider on the condition of anonymity for fear of losing their job, shared a memo regarding the company's plans for family deals. The memo was from the chain's chief marketing officer, Carl Loredo, addressed to its operators. The memo reads, "Interestingly, Google searches for 'Family Meal Deals' is up 250% in the first week of April.
"The physical ordering of the meal will certainly be easier," the Wendy's worker said. "But fulfilling the order with four people and not enough food prepared for that large of an order is going to be harder. " Taco Bell received widespread employee backlash for its similar Taco Tuesday promotion. A Taco Bell employeeBusiness Insider in mid-April called the chain's Taco Tuesday deal "probably the most painful and absurd thing they could've done during this time," saying that the deal caused nearly twice as many people to come through the drive-thru.
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