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Wendy’s to close hundreds of restaurants as struggling customers cut back on dining out (www.independent.co.uk)

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Wendy’s is set to close hundreds of restaurants as customers struggling financially cut back on dining out.

Interim CEO Ken Cook announced on an earnings call Friday that the fast food chain will close a “mid single-digit percentage” of locations. With about 6,000 restaurants, Wendy’s could shutter between 200 to 350 locations.

Cook said some restaurants are expected to close as early as later this year, and locations will continue to shutter in 2026.

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[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

not to mention offers from local places that are not chains are close to if not cheaper than the fake foods at the fast-food places

and the sweet tea at the fast-food places sit in urns that are not well maintained and the ones that use the tubes to automate drink filling are not cleaned and the tubes are dirty as fuck

sweet tea is so much better at the local joints and usually cleaner and way fresher like the food

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wendy’s used to be excellent. Then Dave Thomas died.

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It was so fast too. I remember the fries got smaller and then the frosties did too. Then the Big bacon classic became a thing of the past. Now if you are under 25 i don't think you even remember who Dave was.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

sweet tea is so much better at the local joints and usually cleaner and way fresher like the food

I can get fresh squeezed limeade at my local mexican corner store/tortilla shop and it's so fucking good.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's an oddly specific and focused take on food service. Not wrong, just not something that most people (around here) think about when considering fast food.

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Cleanliness of the drink fountains is a thought many people have.