Wendy's: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, United States that owns 1 consumer brand.[1]
Wendy's was founded in Columbus in 1969 by Dave Thomas, who named it after his daughter and sold square beef patties that hung over the edge of a round bun so customers could see they were not skimping. It briefly owned Tim Hortons before spinning it off in 2006.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- The Wendy's Company
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Dublin, Ohio, United States
- Founded
- 1969
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: WEN
- SEC CIK
- 0000030697
- Wikidata
- Q550258
- Website
- www.wendys.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Wendy's in numbers
- Wendy's owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is restaurants & foodservice with 1 brands.[1]
Everything Wendy's owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Wendy's own?
Wendy's owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including Wendy's.
Is Wendy's an American company?
Yes. Wendy's is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, United States and was founded in 1969.
Who owns Wendy's?
Wendy's is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as WEN on the NASDAQ.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Wendy's Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 23 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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