Wendy's giving away burgers, fries over next week

July 7, 2021

Wendy's is in a generous mood this July, with offers for both a free burger on Thursday, July 8, and free large fries on July 13, according to an email from…

Wendy's rolls out black bean burger

June 24, 2021

Wendy's is adding a spicy black bean burger to its menus in three cities, including its homebase of Columbus, Ohio, as well as nearby Pittsburgh…

Central Asia will have 65 Wendy's stores by 2030

June 24, 2021

Columbus, Ohio-based Wendy's has signed development agreements to expand its Central Asia presence to 65 units by 2030. The owners of Kusto Group and Global…

Wendy's hosting 'Rick and Morty' pop-up restaurant

June 15, 2021

Wendy's and the Cartoon Network's "Rick and Morty" have partnered for a second year, which will start with the show's fifth season kicking off June 20, a news…

Wendy's 'strips-down' chicken for salad days of summer

June 7, 2021

Wendy's is entering a stripped-down chicken sandwich in the hotly contested QSR chicken category this summer with its summer strawberry chicken salad that…

Wendy's design strategy: Mix it up to meet customers where they're at

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Wendy's store design team has a new mantra: "Meet customers where they're at."

Wendy's Q1 results trounce estimates

May 12, 2021

That little freckle-faced gal on the front of Wendy's outlets may be smiling a little more visibly this morning thanks to first quarter earnings that…

Wendy's works way back to UK, 21 years post-departure

May 10, 2021

Twenty-one years after Wendy's exited the U.K., the brand is re-entering the kingdom with an opening in Reading in June, according to Yahoo.

Chicken shortage sends prices upward

May 6, 2021

Chicken prices have more than doubled year to date, and wing prices have set new records on account of a shortage, according to Urner Barry, a market research…

Wendy's asks, 'Bourbon with that burger, ma'am?'

May 6, 2021

Apparently, the culinary masterminds at Wendy's took a turn at last Saturday's Kentucky Derby because the brand said today it's introducing a Bourbon Bacon…

Wendy's aims to cut toxic chemicals from US, Canada packaging by year's end

April 28, 2021

Wendy's is promising to eliminate toxic chemicals, specifically per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), from consumer packaging in the U.S. and Canada by…

Wendy's cites progress meeting corporate responsibility goals

April 21, 2021

The Wendy's Co. continued to improve its environmental and social goals in 2020, as indicated in the company's 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report, according…

Value central to Wendy's Biggie Bag promo

April 5, 2021

Wendy's is bringing back its Bacon Double Stack burger as the starring attraction in its $5 Biggie Bag promotion that is focused on providing a value-based…

Flynn acquires 1K-plus US Pizza Hut, Wendy's locations

March 24, 2021

Flynn Restaurant Group, the nation's largest franchise operator, doubled its size today with the completed acquisition of 937 Pizza Hut and 194 Wendy's stores…

Wendy's expands chief comms officer role

March 24, 2021

Wendy's is expanding the responsibilities of its chief communications officer to include not just communications for the brand, but also quality assurance…

Wendy's names first diversity officer

March 8, 2021

Wendy's has named the former diversity officer of its home base city, Columbus, Ohio, Beverly Stallings-Johnson, to head it diversity, equity and inclusion…

Wendy's Q4 results miss estimates ... barely

March 3, 2021

Although Wendy's Q4 adjusted EPS fell a penny short of analysts' estimates of 18 cents per share, the company managed to exceed the previous year's quarterly…

Wendy's boosts quarterly dividend increase 29%

February 24, 2021

The Wendy's Company board authorized a 29% increase in the QSR's quarterly cash dividend rate, taking it from 7 cents to 9 cents per share, according to a news…

Chick-fil-A scoring big in Chicken Sandwich Wars ... for now

Today's question for readers: Are we tired of hearing about chicken sandwiches yet? Of course not.

The chicken fight continues ... Taco Bell enters the ring

February 22, 2021

The QSR Chicken Wars are heading into taco territory with Taco Bell debuting a Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco on March 11 in Nashville, Tennessee, and Charlotte…