Health

Sunny Isle Wendy's Management Issues Statement Following D.O.H. Shutdown Of Restaurant

ST. CROIX -- Following the shutdown of the Wendy's restaurant in Sunny Isle on Tuesday, which was ordered to cease and desist by the Department of Health following the discovery of rats, rat droppings in ketchup boxes and on the floor of the facility, as well as cockroaches, the management of the local Wendy's -- an American international fast food restaurant chain founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio -- issued a statement on the matter. “The restaurant environment that we provide our customers is very important to us and we are taking this matter very seriously," reads the statement, issued late Wednesday. "We are cooperating fully with the Health Department, and we are working with the pest control company to resolve this situation as quickly as possible.” The statement did not make known which pest control firm Wendy's is working with as it attempts to come into compliance with local sanitary laws. According to D.O.H. Director of Public Relat...