Overview
""A powerful tribute to our dad-a man who gave everything he had to make Wendy's one of the greatest hamburger chains in the world. He poured that same passion into a foundation dedicated to helping thousands of foster children find permanent, loving homes. This is his inspiring story."" -Pamela Thomas, eldest daughter of Dave and Lorraine Thomas and Wendy's franchisee Dave Thomas turned a boyhood dream of owning a hamburger stand into a worldwide success story. He proved that honesty, integrity, friendliness, and hard work never go out of style. Denny Lynch, Dave's close friend and former Wendy's SVP of communications, offers an intimate look at the man behind the apron, tracing Dave's rise from a determined young busboy to one of America's most beloved spokesmen. Featuring personal reflections and anecdotes from his wife, daughters, employees, friends, and Wendy herself, Call Me Dave explores Dave's quest to build the nation's best hamburger chain while staying true to his principles. Dave never forgot where he came from and created a second legacy-the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption-dedicated to finding loving homes for more than 130,000 children lingering in the foster care system. All author profits are donated to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, continuing Dave's lifelong mission to find every child a forever home.
Full Product Details
Author: Denny Lynch
Publisher: Koehler Books
Imprint: Koehler Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.640kg
ISBN: 9798897471829
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 21 July 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""Inspiring, entertaining, and deeply human, it's a story that will leave you feeling as though you knew Dave yourself."" -Don Calhoon, former Wendy's EVP of marketing ""Brings renewed light to Dave's story, reminding us that his greatest achievement was not the business he built, but in the lives he forever changed."" -Rita Soronen, president and CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Author Information
Denny Lynch launched a lifetime career in public relations while working on the student newspaper in college. A chance meeting with Wendy's founder Dave Thomas in 1981 led to a twenty-year adventure together crisscrossing the US and Canada, with Denny eventually rising to senior vice president of communications for Wendy's. Denny also helped create the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992 and served as chairman for twenty years. In 2009, he received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Ohio State University. He loves retirement with his wife of forty-five years, two children, and four granddaughters.
