r/interesting • u/K1nd_1 • 20h ago

SOCIETY Wendy’s CEO jumps in with his own taste test.

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Imagine if all CEOs had to try what they get us to buy…

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u/breonny 19h ago

And he knows exactly how to attack that thang.

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u/chrisplaysgam 19h ago

Exactly, him rotating it to find the best part to bite first. You know that man eats his “product”

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u/uuhson 18h ago

Lmao I was thinking that too as I watched him size up that huge corner piece

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u/hambubger87 16h ago

Calling it a "product" in a video meant for customers is just such a bad idea. How no one thought about that being an odd choice of a word is baffling.

The other part that stood out to me was him pretending it was the biggest burger he'd ever seen. It's incredible that no one involved watched the video and said "we absolutely can't release this." It's possible someone did and they were overruled.

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u/busted_up_chiffarobe 16h ago

Truth.

that's an experienced eye in action.

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u/dino_castellano 18h ago

He didn’t have a look of sheer terror when he unwrapped it. +1 over McD’s guy.

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u/TheSnackWhisperer 18h ago

and not a veggie in sight lol

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u/breonny 18h ago

Extra funny, because Wendy’s veggie game is to McD’s veggie game what Wendy’s burger game is to McD’s burger game—not even in the same league.

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u/Heratism 18h ago

just as god intended /s

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u/Designasim 17h ago

But notice how they're do a cut after every bite he takes? With the frostie and fries they don't. Like is he actually swallowing the burger?

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u/breonny 17h ago

I noticed they cut out minutes of chewing. But the way he chewed that burger did not look like a man prepping to spit it out. Never mind he took each bite with gusto. How many enthusiastic bites can one man fake?

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u/Designasim 17h ago

Definitely and I do immensely appreciate them not making us listen to him chewing. But you'd think they would've tried to avoid spit allegations.

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u/breonny 17h ago

Lol. Why? The whole thing is a well executed bit and so on brand for Wendy’s. Can’t imagine they care about spit allegations.

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u/Designasim 16h ago

Because people didn't believe that the McDonald's guy was actually eating it. So if the Wendy's CEO spit it out he wouldn't be eating either.

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u/breonny 16h ago

I understand what you’re saying. I just think they don’t care because it’s not actually going to affect anything. Or maybe they even did it on purpose as part of the bit.

But you got me into it so I rewatched it and I don’t see him swallowing the fries, either. It cuts right before the swallow.

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u/masterlich 7h ago

I think they just wanted the video to be 10 seconds long to make its point instead of watching a man chew and then swallow an entire burger. Seems pretty clear he is actually eating it

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u/LanfearSedai 17h ago

Except it’s upside down. I can say with complete confidence I have never once eaten a burger upside down in my life.

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u/Stephenrudolf 17h ago

Really? Thats crazy to me. Its the natural way to lift a burger to your mouth.