Talk:Friendly's

Downfall of Friendly's article

A few years ago, there was an article, perhaps in Businessweek, about how the head of Friendly's nearly ran the chain into the ground because he was focusing on Perkins restaurants. (He was responsible for both chains at the same time). Does anyone have this article? It was very good, and I'd love to post a link to it on the main article page. Thanks. 72.81.124.101 (talk) 22:19, 17 March 2010 (UTC) Whoops, I'm signed in now. tharsaile (talk) 22:20, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Here is a new article today in the Atlantic. It puts it in the context of private equity takeovers, where the pension liabilities are unloaded via bankruptcy, while buying back the still-functioning company for less:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/05/private-equity-firms-bankruptcies-plunder-book/673896/ 2A02:1210:2642:4A00:B46B:72D8:71D7:2522 (talk) 14:00, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Friendlys.ice.cream.logo.gif

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Name change

The name "Friendly's" was not invented by an owner, but widely used by customers well before the second change of ownership, let alone the change from "Friendly". There's a phenomenon of diner's possessive (my coinage) that's a spooky echo of the greengrocer's apostrophe, probably reflecting the number of restaurants whose owners intend the name to suggest the attention to detail one hopes to find at a restaurant that is the expression of an individual.
I recall that the addition of apostrophe-S on the roofs or gables of the restaurants took a substantial period of time: probably a year or more. Is there a reliable source on whether that was a matter of changing them gradually, as other work needed to be done at given locations? It may be relevant to know whether the new name was introduced in ads community by community (and likewise on menus shop by shop).
--Jerzy•t 08:05, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Founder's names

Maybe somebody could check the names of the founders in the article (2 Versions) --134.106.119.109 (talk) 18:51, 25 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.106.119.109 (talk) 18:49, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Who manufactures their ice cream

I don't believe Friendly's makes their own ice cream. I recall reading that it is made by Hood, a very large New England dairy products business that sells under their own name and manufactures for other brands. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.255.161.102 (talk) 12:45, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

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Can someone kindly fix the “Fate” section?

The way bankruptcy is not capitalized is bugging me, but the page is protected so I can’t fix it. If someone with permission to do so could fix that it would be much appreciated, thanks. Cvxcvgg (talk) 20:21, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2024

You left out Connecticut, Maine, and New Hampshire having locations. 2600:1012:B151:AF6D:79E1:46C4:9F34:4D13 (talk) 20:16, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Jamedeus (talk) 00:24, 24 April 2024 (UTC)