Wimpy

Wimpy is a fast foodrestaurant that mainly sandwiches, hamburgers, fries, eggs and related dishes, but also hot and cold drinks. In its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s there were more than 1,000 restaurants in more than 23 countries. In many countries, including Netherlands, is Wimpy disappeared since the 1980s. In the year 2013 is in 11 countries a Wimpy established.

The name "Wimpy" created in the 1930s was inspired by the character j. Wellington Wimpy from the Popeyecartoons that became known with statements like I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today ("I'll pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today"). ==History[ Edit] == The first Wimpy opened in 1954 in Great Britain by the entrepreneur Eddie Gold. Soon there came also in other countries the first Wimpy Wimpy 's, came in Netherlands in 1963. Wimpy was part of the British group j. Lyons and Co. In 1969 there were 53 branches in Netherlands.

At Wimpy one was operated and there was a menu in a plastic holder on the table. The Interior of Wimpy was more luxurious than that of the competition and had generous tables with red leather sofas. Also did not bring away the dirty dishes cleared by itself but was the waitresses.

Then came the scratch in because the company got a lot of competition from McDonald's and Burger King, which opened more and more affiliates. Unlike Wimpy, where one was served, one could at McDonald's itself the order at the counter, which was much faster, partly because the dishes were ready and they usually already there still had to be prepared at Wimpy. In the last years at a number of locations the control abolished and one could get off his order at the counter itself. This should not, however, more income and closed in 1985 in the Netherlands last Wimpy in Zandvoort .

Another reason of the disappearance was that Wimpy worked with franchise-entrepreneurs who got a 10-year contract and after expiration of the contract often for themselves started another formula and different name.This was partly because Wimpy in contrast to McDonald's not the real estate to the franchise-entrepreneur rented but that itself a broker hired. As a result, was Wimpy after 10 years with empty hands. The number of restaurants worldwide and took Wimpy disappeared entirely from Netherlands. ==Countries with a branch[ Edit] ==
 * Bangladesh
 * Botswana
 * Cyprus
 * Egypt
 * Ireland
 * Nepal
 * Lebanon
 * Saudi Arabia
 * South Africa
 * United Kingdom
 * Zambia