Wendy’s will close between 200 and 350 restaurants across the United States as part of a major restructuring plan aimed at reversing declining sales, the company announced Friday, according to CNN.

During a quarterly earnings call, interim CEO Ken Cook told analysts the closures represent a “mid single-digit percentage” of the brand’s roughly 6,000 U.S. restaurants. The move will primarily affect underperforming locations that have weighed down overall results.

The shutdowns will begin this year and continue through 2026, though Wendy’s did not disclose which specific restaurants will be impacted.

“This action will strengthen the system and enable franchisees to invest more capital and resources in their remaining restaurants,” Cook said. “Closures of underperforming units are expected

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