Wendy’s fans over the weekend noticed that Wichita was down a restaurant: the location at Kellogg and Dugan, which has been operating since the mid 1980s.
On Monday, the Wendy’s media relations team responded to a message left with the marketing department at Cotti Foods, the California-based restaurant group that is the franchisee for Wichita’s Wendy’s restaurants.
“We can confirm this restaurant closed on March 24 as part of Wendy’s U.S. turnaround plan, Project Fresh, which includes system optimization as a key pillar to ensure we have the right restaurant footprint in each market,” the message said. “These actions are focused on strengthening restaurant performance across the Wendy’s System, enhancing the customer experience and positioning the brand for sustainable, long‑term growth.”…