The Wendy's Company

In honor of National Adoption Day, tomorrow, November 23, we’re looking back on our System’s recording-breaking support of foster care adoption. Our inspiring franchisees, crew members and fans raised over $10 million in 2024 for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption through our annual Boo! Books program. Now that the holiday season is around the corner, it’s almost time to welcome back another sweet tradition: Frosty Key Tags! Get your straw or spoon ready… more information to come! #nationaladoptionday

The holidays call for cozy, comfort food, and our revamped Taco Salad provides all the right textures and flavors to fall in love with… all over again. It’s the iconic Wendy’s Taco Salad fans know and love, featuring a new creamy zesty salsa dressing, fire-roasted corn, crispy tortilla strips and of course, Wendy’s famous Chili. Read more about Wendy’s fresh-made salad lineup on The Square Deal: https://lnkd.in/gbwgSeQY

Thank you, volunteers! Last week, more than 100 Wendy’s and Quality Supply Chain Co-op, Inc. employees volunteered at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective in Grove City, Ohio to Give Something Back to our local community. We sorted donations, stocked shelves, and helped market shoppers load their cars with food. We’re proud to partner with MOFC, which serves 20 counties across central and eastern Ohio, to end hunger, one meal at a time.

You asked, we answered! Wendy’s U.K. expansion continues, and we can’t wait to bring our famous square hamburgers and iconic Frosty dessert to more U.K consumers across the region. Click the link to see if a Wendy’s is coming to your neighborhood, and we hope to serve you soon!

Our own Abigail Pringle, President, U.S. has been honored with the 2024 Silver Stevie® Award in the Female Executive of the Year category for consumer products companies with more than 2,500 employees. One of the world's premier business awards for female entrepreneurs, executives, employees and the organizations they run, this honor underscores the tremendous impact Abigail has made on our brand as an inspiring leader, high-energy growth driver and co-founder of Women of Wendy’s, our first Employee Resource Group. Join us in congratulating Abigail!

And the winner is... Wendy’s FreshAI! Our industry-leading generative AI platform was named a winner in the Commerce category of Fast Company's 2024 Next Big Things In Tech awards, honoring a select group of technologies helping define the future of the industries they serve. Kudos to CIO Matt Spessard and his team for their breakthrough work to automate the Wendy’s drive-thru with generative AI technology. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e3t5h9Fa #FCTechAwards

Since publishing our 2023 Corporate Responsibility report, we’ve made important progress across our Good Done Right platform and core focus areas of Food, People, and Footprint. Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer Liliana Esposito shares a snapshot of where we are today at the midpoint in our annual reporting cycle. Read more on The Square Deal.

This week, we celebrated Founder’s Week – an annual tradition that pays homage to our founder, Dave Thomas, and the birth of our iconic brand. Dave opened the first Wendy’s restaurant 55 years ago today on November 15, 1969, and we continue to honor his legacy and the values he instilled that define us – Give Something Back, Treat People with Respect, Do the Right Thing, Profit Means Growth and Quality Is Our Recipe. Today, in recognition, we gathered our global Restaurant Support team members, both in person and virtually, for a wrap up celebration complete with special anniversary cookies and lapel pins (a Wendy’s staple!). Following the meeting, we took our annual “Dress Like Dave” photo at our headquarters in Dublin, OH and members of the Restaurant Services, Training and Culinary teams served up our new Mushroom Bacon Cheeseburger and Salted Caramel Frosty to ~400 employees on site. Here’s to 55 years of serving our famous, fresh food with many more years to come!

Wendy’s Frosty turns 55 on Friday, November 15 and there is no better way to celebrate our iconic treat’s milestone than with the new fall-inspired Salted Caramel Frosty, now available at restaurants nationwide. Blending warm notes of rich, salty caramel with the smooth Vanilla Frosty, this limited-time flavor is a spoonful of fall in every bite! Read more about the history of the Frosty and seasonal offerings on The Square Deal.

Wendy’s Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), open to all Company Restaurant Support employees, heighten opportunities to celebrate diverse backgrounds, empower employees to bring their authentic selves to work and offer leadership and professional development opportunities. Recently, members of the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, & Africa (APMEA) chapter of our Women of Wendy’s Employee Resource Group (WOW), led by Co-Chairs Sinem Sayar Teoman and Paula Romero Aznar, took part in the MENA Women Leadership Summit. They had the chance to learn from and connect with women shaping the future of leadership in the Middle East and engage in meaningful conversations on gender equality, economic diversification, and societal progress in the region. This is just one example of the many ways our ERGs support the personal and professional growth of our team members around the globe!