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Wendy's International, Inc. is the franchisor of Wendy's restaurants and the former parent company of Wendy's. It also owned Tim Hortons , Baja Fresh , and had a 70 percent stake in Cafe Express . The corporate headquarters is located in Dublin, Ohio , a suburb of Columbus .
Wendy's International, LLC, [4] [5] is an American international fast food restaurant chain founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio.Its headquarters moved to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006.
Rex David Thomas was born July 2, 1932, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. [2] [5] His biological father's name was Sam and his biological mother's name was Molly. [6]Thomas was adopted between six weeks and six months later by Rex and Auleva Thomas, [6] [7] and as an adult became a well-known advocate for adoption, founding the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
The Wendy's/Arby's Group also signed a similar franchise deal in June 2010 with Tab Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret to open dual-branded restaurants in Turkey. [48] After the split, the former Wendy's/Arby's Group became The Wendy's Company. Arby's restaurant in Colonial Heights, Virginia. This is the largest Arby's restaurant in the chain. [49]
NPC was the largest franchisee of both Pizza Hut and Wendy's, and owned more than 1,200 Pizza Hut locations and 385 Wendy's locations until March 2021. [2] O. Gene Bicknell opened his first franchised Pizza Hut restaurant in Pittsburg, Kansas in 1962. In 1984, Bicknell and NPC went public, finishing the decade with 320 locations.
On August 16, 2018, The Wendy's Company announced that it sold its 12.3% stake in Inspire Brands back to the company for $450 million, which included a 38% premium over the stake's most recent valuation. [5] On August 28, 2018, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announced that Inspire was moving its headquarters to Sandy Springs, Georgia in 2019. [12]
Wendy's Milk Bar, formerly known as Wendy's Supa Sundaes, is an Australian ice cream parlour franchise chain consisting of over 200 stores and kiosks. Founded in Adelaide , it is owned by parent company Supatreats Australia, headquartered in the Sydney suburb of Baulkham Hills .
Wendy’s spokesperson Heidi Schauer confirmed to USA TODAY that the chain is on track to open 250 to 300 new locations in 2024. "After our strategic review, we now expect a similar number of ...