Wendy's Co

Wendy's operates, develops, and franchises a system of quick-service restaurants specializing in high-quality food. The company opened its first restaurant in Columbus, Ohio in 1969. As of December 28, 2025, Wendy's is the second largest quick-service restaurant company in the hamburger sandwich segment in the United States based on traffic and dollar share, and the third largest globally. Wendy's has a total of 7,397 restaurants across the U.S. and 38 foreign countries and U.S. territories. In the U.S., there were 5,969 restaurants in operation as of December 28, 2025. Of these, 423 were company-operated and 5,546 were run by 203 franchisees. Internationally, there were 1,428 Wendy's restaurants in operation across 38 foreign countries and U.S. territories. Of these international locations, 1,417 were operated by 117 franchisees, and 11 were company-operated in the United Kingdom. The company's fiscal reporting periods consist of 52 or 53 weeks, ending on the Sunday closest to December 31. The years ended December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024, and December 31, 2023, each consisted of 52 weeks. The Wendy's Company's corporate predecessor was incorporated in Ohio in 1929 and reincorporated in Delaware in June 1994. The company's name changed to The Wendy's Company on July 5, 2011, following the sale of Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc.