Thicker bacon and ditching breakfast. Wendy’s hopes a menu shakeup can revive sales
📍 Where it landed
Wendy’s rolled out its “Dave’s Way” turnaround, testing a Frosty change and planning a 2027 menu refresh that adds thicker bacon and a creamier Frosty while making breakfast optional or reduced at some locations. The company reported third‑quarter 2026 results with sales topping estimates despite a decline in earnings, and coverage of the menu shift quieted thereafter.
Epilogue added 13h ago, after coverage quieted.
The reporting (12)
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Wendy's: Q3 Earnings Snapshot kare11.com · 3d ago
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Thicker bacon and ditching breakfast. Wendy’s hopes a menu shakeup can revive sales CNN · 3d ago broke it first
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