Wendy's is an international chain of fast food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969 in Columbus, Ohio. 
Wendy's is an American international fast food restaurant chain. It was founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. The company moved its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006.

Places

Americas

 
 
 
  (since 1976)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (since 1969)

Asia

 
 
 
  (since 1990; acquired by Trans Corp as of 2013)
  (since 1980; closed 2009–2011)
 
 
  (since 1982)

Oceania

Former locations

 
  (Operated in 1980s)
  (2016–2019)
  (2005–2015)
 
 
  (1989–2002)
  (1982–1986, 1992-2000)
  (1994–2002)
 
 
  (operated for a few years from 1987)
 
  (2008–2019)
 
 
 
  (2011–2014)
 
  (2009–2015)
 
  (1984–1998)
  (1980–2000), known from the 90s as Welcome.
 
 
 
 
  (1980–1986, then again 1992–2000)

Menu
Wendy's menu is mostly hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, French fries and beverages. For dessert, they serve Frostys, which are similar to Dairy Queen's "Blizzards".

Key Dates 
 1969: Wendy's founded 
 1970: Opens first commercial drive-thru
 1979: Introduces salad bar
 1984: Where's the Beef? slogan debuts
 1986: Near failure of 1/5 of Wendy's stores
 1989: Super Value Menu debuts
 1995: Acquires Tim Hortons
 2002: Dave Thomas dies
 2006: Wendy's divested itself of Tim Hortons
 2007: Original Wendy's Restaurant closes
 2008: Announces merger with Triarc

Slogans

US - Canada 

 1970 - present: Quality Is Our Recipe (This Slogan is still shown on the Wendy's logo today.)
 1978 - 1979: Juicy hamburgers
 1979 - 1980: Hot-N-Juicy
 1980 - 1981: Wendy's Has the Taste You Crave
 1981 - 1982: Ain't No Reason to Go Anyplace Else
 1982 - 1983: You're Wendy's Kind of People
 1983 - 1984: Parts is parts
 1984 - 1986: Where's the beef?
 1986 - 1987: Choose Fresh, choose Wendy's
 1987 - 1993: Give a little nibble
 1989 - 1998: The best burgers and a whole lot more (also was printed inside the hamburger wrappers during the 1990s)
 1997 - Present: You can eat great, even late
 2001 - 2005: It's hamburger bliss.
 2002 - 2005: It's better here
 2003 - 2007: It's Always Great, Even Late. (Canada)
 2005 - 2007: Do what tastes right. (primary slogan)
 2005 - Present: It's good to be square.
 January 2007 - October 2007: That's right.
 January 2007 - October 2007: Uh Huh.
 2007 - 2008: Hot Juicy Burgers
 February 2008: It's waaay better than fast food... It's Wendy's. (US)
 February 2008: It's waaaaaaaaaay delicious. It's Wendy's. (Canada)
 Present: You know when it's real

International 
 1983: It's the best time for...Wendy's (Philippines)
 2000 (approx) - Present: We don't cut corners (New Zealand)
 2000 (approx) - Present: Wendy's cuadra contigo (Wendy's fits with you). The word cuadra (fit) is a reference to the word cuadro that means square (Venezuela)
 2001 (approx) - Present: El Sabor de lo Recien Hecho (The Flavor of the Freshly Made) (Honduras)
 2007 (approx) - Present: Wendy's es Sensacional (Wendy's is Sensational) (El Salvador)
 2008 - Present: It's not just fast food; it's fresh food, made fast  (Malaysia)
 2008 - Present: Old Fashion Hamburgers (Dominican Republic)

References

Other websites

Official website

1969 establishments in the United States
American fast food restaurants
Columbus, Ohio
1960s establishments in Ohio