From the suburbs of St. Louis and Kansas City to the rural hubs along I-70, here are the major restaurant chains scaling back their Missouri operations this month.
1. Wendy’s: The “Project Fresh” Realignment
Wendy’s is moving through the final stages of its national “Project Fresh” initiative. The brand is in the process of shuttering roughly 350 underperforming locations across the United States during the first half of 2026, and several older Missouri units are on the list for April.
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- The Missouri Impact: Closures are primarily targeting older, standalone buildings that are no longer compatible with the company’s new AI-driven…