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Headquarters: Website: http://www.wendys.com
Wendy's is the third largest hamburger chain in the world with over 6,700 restaurants in the U.S. and 28 countries and territories. A subsidiary, Wendy’s International, Inc., is the franchisor of the Wendy’s restaurant system. Wendy's is best known for selling fresh hamburgers -- never frozen -- along with chicken sandwiches, salads, chicken nuggets, frosty desserts and chili. On March 2, 2020, the company is launching breakfast at most restaurants. Breakfast items include Honey butter chicken biscuit, Breakfast Baconator and Frosty-ccino. Wendy's says it will use fresh cracked eggs in all of its sandwiches. The company said it plans to introduce self-serve ordering kiosks at all restaurants nationwide due to increasing minimum wage in many states. Wendy's reported systemwide sales of $10.3 billion in 2019. The company reported revenues of $1.7 billion in 2019, a 7.5% increase. Net income was $136.9 million. In 2019, Wendy's opened 182 new restaurants for a net gain of 77 restaurants. History The company was founded by Dave Thomas who opened the first Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers restaurant on Nov. 15, 1969 in Columbus, OH. The restaurant was named after one of his daughters. Thomas was already a successful entrepreneur who had owned several KFC restaurants. He focused on providing fresh, made-to-order hamburgers for customers. Thomas appeared in many of the chain's TV commercials before passing away in 2002. In 2006, Wendy's spun off Tim Horton's - a donut chain with over 2,700 outlets in Canada and 300+ in the U.S. -- in an IPO. It also sold off the Baja Fresh chain for $31 million. Triarc Companies, owner of the Arby's chain, acquired Wendy's in September 2008 for $2.4 billion in stock. The combined company was renamed Wendy's/Arby's Group. Wendy's introduced a newly designed cheeseburger in 2011 called Dave's Hot and Juicy Cheesburger with a butter-toasted bun and fresh toppings. The company was formerly known as Wendy's/Arby's Group but sold the Arby's chain to Roark Capital Group in July 2011. The company changed its name to Wendy's and still has an 18.5% stake in Arby's. The company moved its headquarters back to Dublin, OH in 2012 where it was originally located from Atlanta. In 2015, Wendy's began offering a 4-for-4 promotion which includes Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger, 4 piece Chicken Nuggets, small French Fries and soda for $4. In some stores, the price is $4.44. Benefits and Pay - Medical/Dental/Prescription Updated February 29, 2020 |