Wow this is a shocker!

Wendy’s is closing several hundred U.S. restaurants and increasing its focus on value after a weaker than expected fourth quarter.

Wendy’s said it already closed 28 restaurants in the fourth quarter and ended 2025 with 5,969 U.S. locations. It expects to close between 5% and 6% of its U.S. restaurants or, 298 to 358 locations in the first half of this year.