The Wendy's Company

Attention Landlords, Brokers, and Developers!!! Are you ready to unlock growth for Wendy’s? We invite you to visit our booth at ICSC Las Vegas. Our Development team will be on hand to explore new opportunities for growth with you whether you’re looking to lease, sell or develop. Prime sites get prime time! We look forward to seeing you at ICSC. #icsc #lasvegas2024 #QSR

"I grew up in Dublin, Ohio, Wendy’s hometown and home sweet home for me. I’ve worked in culinary innovation for the brand for 15 years and no two days are ever the same. We dream up the new items you see on Wendy’s menu. The best part about the job? There’s always something different and exciting to work on. I currently manage breakfast, beverage and dessert menu innovations for Wendy’s U.S. business. The Orange Dreamsicle Frosty and Cinnabon® Pull-Apart are two of the newest innovations I’ve worked on… and I’m proud to see the customer excitement behind them. Sometimes, family or friends will give me feedback on a menu item they want Wendy’s to bring back or share an idea for a new item they want to try. Inspiration can come from anywhere and I love that, at Wendy’s, we’re encouraged to bring creativity to the table when we’re brainstorming ideas. I take pride in what our Culinary team does. I don’t think people understand all the work it takes to ensure each menu item meets Wendy’s quality and food safety standards, and delivers the cravability our fans know and expect – that’s a big job! New menu offerings and fresh, craveable flavors attract new customers and bring fans back time and again. Our ultimate goal is simple: serve the best food in the QSR industry!" Eryn Bennett – Manager, Culinary Innovation

During the month of April, our restaurant support teams recognized Earth Day all month long. Our second annual Earth Month consisted of various activities including a virtual cooking class, educational webinars, a clothing drive and a food drive at our Restaurant Support Center in Dublin benefiting the Mid-Ohio Food Collective. Additionally, in partnership with Keep Ohio Beautiful and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Wendy’s employees planted 40 native trees at a local state park. These trees will help improve water quality, prevent erosion, and create habitat for local wildlife. #GoodDoneRight

Today is National Foster Care Day and we’re raising awareness of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption by lowering our in-app delivery and service fees to $0 to make it as easy as possible to get our special “Make a Biggie Difference” cups in hand and scanned. With each scan, Wendy’s donates $5 to the Foundation, up to $500,000. Stack on the digital offer for a free Coca-Cola or Dr Pepper with purchase and enjoy the savings knowing your scan and advocacy will "Make a Biggie Difference" for youth waiting to be adopted from foster care. The Coca-Cola Company and Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. proudly support Wendy’s and this initiative. Order Wendy’s in-app delivery today to support. 

We’re proud to share progress across our Good Done Right strategy in our 2023 Corporate Responsibility report. Good Done Right is backed by action— from sourcing our quality ingredients responsibly to engaging and making a positive difference in our communities, the hard work across our global System and key stakeholders continues to advance our goals within our Food, People and Footprint focus areas. Learn more about our corporate responsibility journey and progress below. Read more about this progress in our Q&A with Wendy’s Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer Liliana Esposito, including the milestones we have reached in driving positive change, here: https://lnkd.in/gEHf88-N

Last week, Wendy’s Caregivers Employee Resource Group (GiveCare) hosted Take Your Child to Work Day at our Restaurant Support Center in Dublin, OH. Employees from Wendy’s and Quality Supply Chain Co-op, Inc. were invited to bring their children, ages 8 to 18, to learn more about how their parents help bring our iconic brand to life. The kids experienced a behind the scenes look at how Wendy’s commercials are made, were treated to lunch from the culinary team responsible for our fresh, high-quality and innovative food, and learned more about the mission of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Thank you to GiveCare and everyone who participated for making it such a special day!

Today, we shared our first quarter earnings results for 2024 demonstrating a strong performance in digital with global digital sales growing 30%. We continue to pace well toward achieving our goals for the year with continued growth in same-restaurant sales and new restaurant openings across the globe. Click below to read more.

"Meeting customers where and how they want to order Wendy’s is an important part of our brand’s growth strategy. My job as Digital Product Owner at Wendy’s is to help ensure our mobile app and the experience with our third-party delivery partners, DoorDash, Uber Eats and GrubHub, are the best in the industry. Our digital customers are some of our most loyal customers and we have an opportunity to delight them with every transaction. For example, a significant feature of our digital channels is our offers and loyalty program. It’s almost like a game. Once you hit a certain number of points you can unlock free food. The thing I love most about what I do is that every day offers new challenges and opportunities to learn about and help support the business. I also love that Wendy’s is a people-first company. I see that with our team every day and I believe it’s a big reason why this brand has been around for 55 years. Wendy’s is developing into a best-in-class technology company that also happens to serve the QSR industry’s best hamburgers. From my perspective, we’re only scratching the surface with how digital and innovation can surprise and delight our fans, and I’m excited to be part of the team leading that work." - Shayna Smith, Product Owner - Digital

At Wendy's, we take pride in building inclusive and equitable workplaces and communities through people. Recently, we hosted students from the Greene County Career Center in Xenia, Ohio as they connected with area leaders as part of their Global Leadership class. At our Restaurant Support Center in Dublin, Ohio, Marcell Crawford and Ani Binishi discussed how the Company supports and engages with our seven Employee Resource Group to ensure that the voices of all backgrounds are represented, helping to create a workplace environment where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves. They also shared the importance of bringing empathy, self-awareness, and a spirit of collaboration to the workplace and how this contributes to Wendy's growth and innovation. The students left feeling inspired to apply these lessons to their future job searches and leadership developing with one remarking, "I had no idea how Wendy's could be a part of so many important diverse programs! I learned that in whatever field you are in, you can still help out in others." To learn more about Wendy's strategy to foster a more inclusive and equitable culture, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dDgKbA6J 

Wendy’s showed up big across categories at this year’s OnCon Icon Top 100 Awards! Being named to the OnConferences Awards list is a testament to our leaders’ constant push for innovation and commitment to their work for the Wendy’s brand. Join us in congratulating Carl Loredo as a Top Marketer, Deepak Ajmani as a Top COO, Adam Holland as a Top Information Security Professional, and Dr. Beverly Stallings-Johnson being named as a Top DEI Professional!