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Wendy's

Dublin, OH · Founded 1969 · WSND

Quality Is Our Recipe, LLC grants franchises for the operation of Wendy's Restaurants, which serve food made to order with prompt service and handle high volumes of customers both inside the restaurant and from pick-up windows.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.wendys.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
#19
5,969
units (2025)
0.6%
year over year

Units by Year

5,938
2021
5,994
2022
6,030
2023
5,933
2024
5,969
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$1,580,457 – $3,105,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$50,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
4%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

6% of Gross Sales

Leadership

  • Robert D. Wright

    President and Chief Executive Officer, and Director

  • Ken Cook

    Chief Financial Officer, and Manager

  • Pete Suerken

    President, U.S.

  • Matt Spessard

    Chief Information Officer

  • John Min

    Chief Legal Officer, Secretary, and Manager

  • Jorge Hernandez

    Vice President - Quality Assurance

  • Mary Greenlee

    Senior Vice President, U.S. Development & System Optimization

  • Kris A. Kaffenbarger

    Vice President - Global System Optimization, Franchise & Portfolio Management

On File

FDD years
202620252022
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Franchisee records
5,541
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
20
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
54 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFWendy's FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFWendy's FDD 2025Opens in a new tabPDFWendy's FDD 2022Opens in a new tab

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Read from this brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. FDD library maintained by AskTy; figures are as filed by the franchisor.