Talk:Arby's/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Original Arby's in Boardman, Ohio

Alright, the original Arby's is still in operation in Boardman (along with at least three other Arby's I know of in the Township), and I have no problem listing it. However, listing it as being in a "bigger building" is not as notable. I live within very short driving distance of Boardman, so I can take a picture if needed. (And I don't think its really necessary at this time, since we already have pics of Arby's locations up.) It's still in the older-style Arby's building. Unless the old building gets remodeled in the near future (and Arby's is currently renovating some of their older locations), I don't think the "bigger building" quotation needs to be mentioned. Jgera5 (talk) 16:12, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Question

Where does Arbys get their beef product from? Can the public buy it?

68.110.178.243 (talk) 03:38, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Kevin Sorenson

Whoever changed the article and listed Kevin Sorenson on here as founding Arby's - the link to Sorenson says he was born in 1958 meaning he would have been 6 years old when Arby's was founded in 1964. Someone should fix that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.36.104.94 (talk) 09:06, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

This has been fixed. -NatureBoyMD (talk) 18:38, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Arby's

Daniel Arby had nothing to do with the Arby's roast beef chain. The articles should not be merged. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 192.172.8.11 (talk) 11:06, 16 April 2007 (UTC).

Oven Mitt

I heard that the oven mitt mascot came about by accident - the person who created it had mistaken the cowboy hat logo for an oven mitt. 164.76.147.103 23:34, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Triarc

I know Triarc owns Arby's but shouldn't Triarc have their own page? Currently en.wikipedia.org/wiki/triarc gives you the Arby's page. I know Triarc also owns Deerfield capital management llc, and at one point owned snapple. I think company information is more appropriate than Arby's information for the Triarc page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.167.40.115 (talk) 16:48, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes, Triarc should have its own page. The problem is that no one has made one yet. Someone just redirected Triarc here because no page existed and Arby's is closly related. -NatureBoyMD (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 17:49, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Since the purchase of Wendy's, the company will be or already has renamed itself to Wendy's. Inc. I have redirected the Triarc to that page. It will need to be edited.--Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 05:32, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Matt Kenseth

Why is Matt Kenseth mentioned in this article? I don't look to Wikipedia to learn about their corporate sponsorships of NASCAR, how much they contribute to the Atlanta Symphony, or the type of trash bags they use. All of this falls under the category of 'internal corporate matters' and really has no place here.

I have added to the article saying that Matt Kenseth is a nascar driver.72.185.44.3 18:05, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Paragraph on Toasted Sandwiches

Is it me, or does the paragraph about Arby's adding toasted sandwiches (under "Today") sound more advert-like than encyclopedic? Stagebear (talk) 23:02, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Nope it is being phased into the stores and should be close to being in all of the stores shortly. The cost to do so is expensive. I heard something around well over a grand for each store. With well over 3,000 stores its not a small expense. --Mihsfbstadium (talk) 05:05, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Trans-fat

This page claims that Arby's has eliminated trans-fat from all of their food items, but I went to arbys.com to look at the nutrition facts, and most of the foods still have trans-fat. A few examples are large curly fries, which have 1 gram of trans-fat, and most of their sandwiches have 1-3 or 4 grams of trans-fat. If you can, go to arbys.com yourself. You'll see it when you find the nutrition facts. I can't explain how to do it, so you're on your own. BTW, will whoever put the claim that Arby's eliminated trans-fat in May 2007 please give further details about this claim? Thanks. C4pt4in W1k1

As far as I know most if not all of the current products are trans fat free. The key thing to remember is that for a product to be labeled as Trans Fat Free it needs to have less than .5 mg. --Mihsfbstadium (talk) 05:06, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Tag about reading as advertisement.

I am wondering why this article is tagged as such. I know one section talks about current items being done in the world of Arby's and the menu is concise for being as large as it is. The majority ie over 50% is about the history of Arby's. --Mihsfbstadium (talk) 05:09, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

the poster does not like the company and first tried to speedy delete the article and when that failed he added the advert tag. --Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 05:32, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

The telegnostic skill of the editor above (whose name I do not try to untangle from its WP mark-upping) is sadly ill-developed. I flagged the article as ad-like. I hit on the article by chance, not knowing the company existed. It's manifestly like an advertisement. I do not know what passes for an advertizement in the USA, with advertorials, product placement, and general pulling of wool over audiences' eyes. Look skeptically at a few TV ads and note how many do not say "Pobjoy's Patent Goodgum sticks the best" until they've wandered thru utterly irrelevant scenes of frisking lambs, frisking young women, burbling babies and heavenly heavens. The company's website, not WP, is the place to find what food it sells, unless, perhaps, there is something insanely unusual such as baby goose feathers fricasseed in motor oil with mahogany chips. One claim above that the article is not an ad matches reminds me of the curate's description of his rotten egg as "Very good, in parts".--SilasW (talk) 16:15, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Wow, someone got their panties in knot today and went whole hog into the thesaurus. Do me a favor take the thesaurus of yours, add a dictionary and some editing skills and fix what you feel to be advertisements.

I personally have read and edited a gross of food related articles (no puns intended, though some of the stuff is) and this is mild, someone cut and paste some of the descriptions of the products from the company's page. It is nowhere near being an advert. --Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 17:44, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Rephrasing about the pickles!!!

"They don't put pickles on their sandwiches anymore because they are cheap."

Who or what is cheap? The pickles or the company!

This sentence needs reworking. Is the company trying to save a few pennies by not putting pickles. Or simply because the pickles tend to make a roast beef sandwich somewhat ordinary?

The claim isn't even accurate (at least not in Canada). They're still putting pickles on certain sandwiches here. - Arobar (talk) 14:50, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Culture References

I would think if it does not explicitly say Arbys it should not be listed. The products Arby's sell can be sold by other restaurants. FYI the Trapped in the Drive Thru song by Mister Weird Al, has cheeseburgers in it which means it can not be Arbys as they do not use grills or hamburg meat. As for Die Hard, I do think that is a decent culture Reference since Arby's has been promoting the movie in the stores in the month of June. --Mihsfbstadium 02:47, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Arby's Sauce

Arby's sauce needs to be mentioned in this article.

Yes, as well as their original "Horsey Sauce" (which is presumably derived from horseradish). KevinOKeeffe (talk) 11:59, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Goat Milk Shakes?

I recall during the early-to-mid 1970s, my parents would insist on going to Arby's, because their shakes were made with "real goat's milk," which supposedly made them better. Does anyone know anything about this ie., whether they still do it, and if not, when they stopped? This seems like a relevant aspect of Arby's history. KevinOKeeffe (talk) 12:02, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Question

Since "Big Montana" already redirects here, shouldn't the tag "It has been suggested that Big Montana be merged into this article or section" be removed? 89.137.156.57 16:01, 18 August 2007 (UTC) The liberal jew media has always opressed the viewpoints of the Big Montana supporters, and, frankly, it disgusts me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.162.144 (talk) 04:37, 27 November 2008 (UTC)