Sales Drop at Wendy's After Finger Found

Saturday March 26, 4:33 pm ET

Sales Drop at Wendy's After Woman Says Finger Found in Chili; Long-Term
Profits Should Be OK

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Sales have dropped sharply at Wendy's fast food
restaurants in the area of northern California where a woman claimed she
found part of a finger in a bowl of chili, but analysts say the company's
long-term prognosis should not be affected.
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Peter Oakes, a restaurant analyst with Piper Jaffray & Co. in New York, said
he doesn't expect Wendy's business to suffer long term from the discovery
Tuesday night of a partial finger.

The hamburger chain serves about 6 million meals a day across the country
and has a "national reputation for both quality and cleanliness," he said.
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mmmmmm....where's the beef?