Wendy’s Logo — The restaurant chain belongs to Wendy’s International, Inc. , which also belongs Italian restaurants Pasta Pomodoro , the coffee chain Café Express and Tim Hortons . Headquartered in Ohio , United States and its global sales reached U.S. $ 8,000 million. Wendy’s International, Inc. in August 2006 sold its 33% stake in Tim Hortons coffee and 100% of Baja Fresh chain for $ 31 million to private investors. The settlement was named after the daughter of Dave Thomas.
In 1990 Wendy’s strengthens its international expansion plans to the market in Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia Pacific, arriving in Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , Dominican Republic , El Salvador , Philippines , Guatemala , Honduras , Indonesia , Jamaica , Japan , Costa Rica , New Zealand , Panama , Puerto Rico , Venezuela and Mexico , among other nations.
The company already has over 522 federations outside the United States , in 2 countries. Strong competition from local firms, economic crises and scandals about the quality and origin of their products have been forced to withdraw from some markets, as is the case of Argentina , Australia , Spain , Colombia , Hungary and Greece . In 2011 , “Wendy` s “back to Argentina , more precisely the neighborhood of Belgrano, opening its first branch in the country after more than 10 years of inactivity and waiting to open more locations in 2012. On Thursday January 5, 2012, Wendy’s opened its first store after the retreat in Argentina. His plan is to open 50 stores over the next 10 years.