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Wendy's closes US restaurants and focuses on value to turn around falling sales (apnews.com)

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Wendy’s is closing several hundred U.S. restaurants and increasing its focus on value after a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter.

The Dublin, Ohio-based company said Friday that its global same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, fell 10% in the October-December period. That was worse than the 8.5% drop expected by analysts polled by FactSet.

U.S. same-store sales fell even further in the fourth quarter. Wendy’s said late last year that it planned to close underperforming U.S. restaurants, but it gave more details about those closures Friday.

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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Never really had a problem with wendys food tbh. Beats the shit out of burger king, but I'm not sure burger king even qualifies as "food" and not salted cardboard.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

While you're not wrong, they have cheapened up quite a bit

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

True. I have fond memories of the spicy chicken sandwich as my go-to fast food item, and they are thinner than they used to be. Still just as juicy though when its a fresh one

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The bacon has changed too:(

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

You got salt?!

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

these carboard have very little meat in it, probably repurposed bk bags.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It's been a minute since I've eaten there (~2 years), but I remember their fries being terrible unless you got them fresh.

That being said their spicy chicken sandwich has been a favorite and the baconator is good.

[–] Elextra@literature.cafe 2 points 1 week ago

Of all the fast foods it's my favorite :(