Wendy’s, the second-largest quick service restaurant brand in the US, has launched in York through franchisee Square Burgers.
It has opened at 3 St Sampson Square in the centre of the city. Square Burgers became the first traditional franchise partner to open a Wendy’s restaurant in the UK on the brand’s return to these shores, when it opened in Sheffield in 2022.
It initially focused on expanding Wendy’s into South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire before expanding further out into places such as Newcastle and Blackpool, and signing a development agreement to open restaurants under the brand in Scotland.
Its opening in Blackpool earlier this year broke the company’s UK opening day sales record for an inline restaurant.
It went on to set new company record inline restaurant trading days for the two days following its launch too. Since relaunching here three years ago, Wendy’s has grown to circa 45 sites, the majority of these split between five franchisees.
