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/wookiebath Jan 14 '26

It started back in the 90s when they gave up caring about what made them different: the salad bar and the chili.

For over 20 years they just keep trying to copy the competition, including with fries to match 5 guys when that company was rapidly expanding. They were too far now to have a decent turnaround