The Wendy's Company

The Wendy's Company
Formerly
  • Deisel-Wemmer Co.
  • (1884–1929)
  • Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corporation
  • (1929–1946)
  • DWG Cigar Corporation
  • (1946–1966)
  • DWG Corporation
  • (1966–1993)
  • Triarc Companies, Inc.
  • (1993–2008)
  • Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc.
  • (2008–2011)
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: WEN
S&P 400 component
ISINUS95058W1009
IndustryFoodservice
Founded1884 (1884)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Number of locations
5,938 (United States)
1,006 (International)
6,949 (Total)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Nelson Peltz
(Chairman)
Kirk Tanner
(President and CEO)
ProductsFast food
Revenue US$2.095 billion (2022)
US$353.3 million (2022)
US$177.4 million (2022)
Total assets US$5.5 billion (2022)
Total equity US$465.7 million (2022)
Owners
Number of employees
~14,500 (As of Jan. 2, 2022)
SubsidiariesWendy's
First Kitchen
Quality Is Our Recipe, LLC
Websitewww.wendys.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of January 1, 2023.

The Wendy's Company is an American fast food corporation and the holding company for Wendy's and First Kitchen. Originally founded as the Deisel-Wemmer Company, it is sourced in Dublin, Ohio. The company's principal subsidiary, Wendy's International, is the franchisor of Wendy's restaurants.