Wendy's Q2 sales up, revenue down

August 7, 2019

Though burger QSR, Wendy's same-store sales grew slightly and topped predictions, revenue was off from estimates for the chain, which reported its…

From tariffs to value wars: 'Black Swans' that make QSR leaders rethink supply chain costs

The term "black swan" is used to refer to a random, unexpected event that is hard to predict. It's safe to say that the QSR community experienced its fair…

Federal class-action alleges Wendy's restricts late-night access for visually impaired

June 19, 2019

Wendy's was named in a federal accessibility class action lawsuit filed in Chicago on June 14 over the ease of access people with impaired vision have with the…

Wendy's sink-bathing employee prank costs worker his job

June 7, 2019

What appears to be a poorly judged employee prank at a Milton, Florida, Wendy's has cost an employee his job, and has caused negative publicity, despite the…

Wendy's subsidiaries to issue $850M in new notes

June 5, 2019

The Wendy's Company said some of its subsidiaries are refinancing some of their outstanding securitization debt with new securitized notes under the existing…

Wendy's names U.S, international presidents

May 9, 2019

Wendy's has elevated its executive vice president and chief concept and marketing officer, Kurt Kane, to president of the chain's U.S. market and chief…

Wendy's premium burgers pack a positive punch in Q1 sales

May 8, 2019

The freckle-faced little redhead is smiling bigger than ever at Wendy's this morning where this year's first-quarter financial results show the company…

Wendy's recognizes Top 200 GMs

May 6, 2019

The Wendy's Company recognized 200 outstanding general managers last week for extraordinary leadership, performance, operations excellence dedication and…

Nation's 5th biggest restaurant operator shifts payroll, other key functions to cloud

May 1, 2019

The world's biggest Pizza Hut and Wendy's franchisee, NPC International, is rolling out a new digital multi-function payroll and HR management program that…

Wendy's bets on beverages to 'basket' March Madness business

March 12, 2019

The "madness" — as in the basketball-centered March Madness that hits the U.S. each year — is just around the corner and, as the official hamburger of the…

Ohio State students to protest Wendy's produce policies

March 7, 2019

About 800 people are expected to gather for a Friday afternoon protest march against Wendy's at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The activists are…

And they're off: QSR annual fish fare face-off begins

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

For the estimated 1.3 billion Catholics globally, Lent and its restrictions on eating land-based animal meat, begins today, as do many of the fish-based QSR…

Wendy's joins sustainable packaging group

February 26, 2019

Wendy's Company is partnering with NextGen Consortium to increase the brand's use of sustainable packaging over the course of a multi-year relationship with…

Wendy's reports steady sales growth for FY2018

February 21, 2019

Wendy's saw healthy systemwide sales growth for the last quarter and full year of 2018, reporting systemwide global sales growth for the quarter that ended…

Wendy's reaches proposed $50M hacker attack settlement, announces 18 % dividend increase

February 15, 2019

It's a good-news, bad-news kind of week for Wendy's, which announced an 18 percent dividend increase for the latest quarter and that it reached an agreement to…

Wendy's offers free Baconator Fries through Feb 17 for mobile app orders

February 12, 2019

Wendy's is giving away free Baconator Fries with any at-store purchase for customers using its mobile app through Sunday, Feb. 17, according to a press…

Wendy's offers up 2019 version of 'cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger'

February 4, 2019

Saturday Night Live immortalized the cheeseburger in 1978 through the antics of its 'Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger' skit and now Wendy's is getting…

Wendy's gives away 'Baconators' with $10 DoorDash delivery order thru Feb. 4

January 28, 2019

Wendy's is offering a free Baconator and DoorDash delivery with $10 purchases through Feb. 4 for customers that use the code FREEBACONATOR, according to a…

Welcome to the White House, Tigers ... D'you want fries with that?

January 15, 2019

QSRs including Wendy's, Burger King and McDonald's got some presidential afterglow Monday when President Donald Trump chose their fare as the "selection of the…

From pickle slush to nightmare burgers: Former 'Simpson's' writer names best, worst fast food of 2018

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

Bill Oakley, the writer behind "The Simpson's" episode featuring "steamed ham" sandwiches, has capped off his first year as a "fast food reviewer" with awards…