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For the current parent company previously called DWG and Triarc, see The Wendy’s Company. For the Australian franchise chain, usa breakfast menu Wendy’s Milk Bar. November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio.

The chain is known for its square hamburger patties served on circular buns, sea salt fries, and the Frosty, a form of soft-serve ice cream mixed with starches. Wendy’s “old-fashioned” hamburgers were inspired by Dave Thomas’s trips to Kewpee Hamburgers in his home town of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Kewpee sold square hamburgers and thick malt shakes. Thomas named the restaurant after his fourth child Melinda Lou “Wendy” Thomas.

Photographs of her were on display at the original Wendy’s restaurant until it closed. The first Canadian restaurant opened in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1976. In December 1976, Wendy’s opened its 500th restaurant, located in Toronto. In March 1978, Wendy’s opened its 1000th restaurant in Springfield, Tennessee. Biscuits in 1978 and sold it to its largest franchiser in 1987. The chain opened locations in the former West Germany in the 1980s in cities like Mannheim, Heidelberg and Munich and other areas where the US maintained Army bases. In response to a 1986 slowdown in the chain’s performance, Wendy’s restructured its cleanliness standards, menu, and other operational details to ensure that stores met the goals and standards of the parent company so that its franchises were competitive in the market.

Wendy’s closed all its outlets in Hong Kong in 1986 and in Singapore in the following year. From 1988 to 1990, Wendy’s expanded operations globally to Mexico, New Zealand, Indonesia, Greece, Turkey, Guatemala, as well as the U. In 1989, Wendy’s opened its first restaurant in Greece at Syntagma Square being the first foreign fast-food chain in the country. After opening 12 restaurants in 3 cities, the company abandoned the Greek market in 2002 due to differences with the local franchisee, although it was a very successful and profitable business at the time.

Garden Sensations salads were added in 2002. April 2015, Wendy’s once again ceased operation in the country and closed all the restaurants. In 2011, Wendy’s returned to Japan and Argentina announcing a development agreement for 50 restaurants in the country. It also entered the Russian market for the first time with plans to open 180 restaurants over a 10-year period. However, only three years later, in 2014, Wendy’s closed all its restaurants in the country. In 2013, Wendy’s opened the first restaurant in Georgia and made a deal to open 25 restaurants in Georgia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.