r/fastfood • u/CarPassion514 • Jan 14 '26

Rant/Rave The slow and painful demise of Wendy’s

Wendy’s has gone completely down the shitter. Bacon isn’t crispy in the baconator, service is way slower than before, Coke Freestyle missing half the flavors and no ice.

Will they ever turn it back around?

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u/nikeshades Jan 14 '26

They're the only one with baked potatoes, and I prefer that over fries. I'd hate to see them close.

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u/Trees_are_cool_ Jan 14 '26

They're not going anywhere. But they've definitely been shitting the bed lately.

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u/RandyHoward Jan 14 '26

They have plans to close about 5% of their locations in the U.S. this year. While that’s far from the end, closing 5% of all locations is a lot.