Wendy’s FDD – Franchise Information, Costs and Fees
Type of Business
The franchisee will operate a Wendy’s quick-service restaurant which offers a limited menu of prepared to order food, including hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, breakfast sandwiches, and complementary items.
Corporate Information
Quality Is Our Recipe, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company formed in April 2015. Quality does business and intends to do business under the names “Wendy’s” and “Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers.” Quality’s principal business address is One Dave Thomas Boulevard, Dublin, Ohio 43017. One of their predecessors and intermediate corporate parents is Wendy’s International, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company which has been doing business since November, 1969, when it opened its first Wendy’s Restaurant in Columbus, Ohio.
Investment
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Wendy’s Restaurant will vary depending upon whether the property is purchased for cash, financed or leased, as well as other factors, but, excluding real estate, it normally ranges from $1,108,474 to $2,828,707 (excluding real property costs) if you purchase for cash, or from $310,095 – $715,341 (excluding real property costs) if you finance the initial technical assistance fee, building, and equipment. This includes an amount between $0-$55,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliates.