And Wendy's Co. does not own Taco Bell or Pizza Hut.According to Federal Election Commission records, Bodenstedt has donated more than $400,000 to the Trump re-election campaign since January 2019, $200,000 of which was given on March 12, days before restaurants began to shut down in response to COVID-19 in the U.S.But owning a franchise is much different from owning the company itself.Many social media users who used the #WendysIsOverParty hashtag thought Penegor had made the donations. All rights reserved. Taco Bell.
"While some news outlets have correctly reported that it was a franchisee who independently contributed to President Trump's re-election campaign, others have brought the brand into this conversation and erroneously attributed this contribution to me. He said the brand is aiming to be a "safe space" and is "standing with those who have experienced injustices in our society because of the color of their skin. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Brands — the company that actually owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands — is Greg Creed. He did not.On June 3, Wendy's posted on Twitter, "We never have and will never contribute to a presidential campaign. A Taco Bell PAC Maxed Out Its Giving to the Trump Campaign Noah Kaufman 6/6/2019. "Other posts claimed the donor was simply "the CEO of Wendy's.
"James Bodenstedt is the CEO of MUY! Olive Garden : In late May, Olive Garden faced criticism when the company was accused of donating to Trump… "The CEO of Yum! The claim that the CEO of Wendy's — as well as the the post claiming the CEO of the company that owns Wendy's, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut — donated $400,000 to Trump's re-election campaign is FALSE. According to FEC records, Creed has donated $9,880 to the company's PAC since June 2019. The fast-food exec attempted to set the record straight in a "As Americans, our franchisees may personally support the political candidates they wish, but I want to be clear that Taco Bell Corp. does not make donations to presidential political campaigns," King wrote in the release. "The company has hundreds of franchisees operating Taco Bell locations across the globe.This news comes at a time when social media users have tried to organize boycotts of companies that have allegedly supported Trump. Real-time quotes provided by This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes. Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Companies, which operates locations of those fast-food companies, did donate to Trump.
The hashtag #WendysIsOverParty was trending on social media, with users claiming the CEO of the fast-food chain donated to Trump's reelection campaign.One viral Facebook post claimed, "The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s reelection campaign. "King continued his statement by denouncing racism and reaffirming that Taco Bell is an apolitical company overall. Further, it is false to state that the same company owns Wendy's, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. Taco Bell In a report from Food & Wine , Taco Bell's political action committee (yes, they have one and it's literally called TACO PAC ) gave money (approx. But several quick-service and fast-casual James Bodenstedt, the CEO of a company that operates a number of Taco Bell, Wendy's and Pizza Hut franchises, King, who is married to Teresa, is an honorary chair of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad alongside his wife.While serving as an executive at Adidas' former golf company TaylorMade, King made select donations to the Republican Party of California, Invest in a Strong & Secure America PAC and Republican politicians such as Mitt Romney and Darrell Issa.Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes. The hashtag #WendysIsOverParty was trending on social media, with users claiming the CEO of … Real-time quotes provided by This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The CEO of Muy!, a company that owns a number of Wendy's, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut locations, has donatedupwards of $400,000 to Donald Trump reelection campaigns. For the record, our CEO has always kept that same energy, too.