Wendy’s Pronounces Modern New International Restaurant Design Normal: “International Subsequent Gen”

Optimizations improve the digital-forward buyer expertise, designed to ship larger comfort, velocity and accuracy at this time and into the long run

DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Wendy’s Firm introduced at this time a brand new international restaurant design normal, International Subsequent Gen, for enhanced buyer, crew and digital experiences. Starting Fall 2022, Wendy’s® new conventional restaurant builds will characteristic a glossy and fashionable design with an optimized format and next-generation expertise to ship extra Wendy’s to extra individuals with an emphasis on comfort, velocity and accuracy.

“To speed up our enterprise and increase our footprint throughout the globe, we should persistently meet the wants of our prospects nonetheless they selected to interact with Wendy’s, whether or not that is by a digital platform or within the drive-thru” stated Wendy’s President and CEO Todd Penegor. “International Subsequent Gen enhances the shopper expertise throughout ordering channels and streamlines operations for our crew, all whereas creating higher returns for franchisees.”

International Subsequent Gen contains the next design options and expertise to higher serve at this time’s prospects:

• Supply Choose-Up Window: A devoted supply pick-up window and supply parking makes it extra handy and faster for supply drivers, who beforehand wanted to enter the eating room, to seize orders and go. This design additionally shifts site visitors out of the drive-thru line the place prospects are ready, so crew can deal with taking and fulfilling orders extra rapidly, effectively and precisely.
• Devoted Cell Order Pickup: International Subsequent Gen options cellular order parking and pick-up shelving in-restaurant. Prospects choose a pick-up time when putting their cellular order and upon arrival, park in a devoted cellular order parking spot, seize their meal off the cellular order pick-up shelving and revel in their Wendy’s favorites.
• Reimagined Kitchen: A brand new galley-style kitchen design, which runs from the entrance to the again of the restaurant, will increase effectivity and oversight for crew throughout all gross sales channels. The kitchen design permits for efficiencies on the level of sale, gives the flexibility for crew to slip between positions extra simply all through the day and helps quicker order success and culinary innovation.
• Subsequent Technology Know-how: International Subsequent Gen comes alive by the subsequent era of modernized expertise that works arduous behind the scenes, permitting restaurant groups to deal with considerably extra digital enterprise than earlier than. This additionally gives a platform for forward-leaning expertise innovation.     
• Optimized Infrastructure: New eating places will use extra environment friendly constructing components comparable to lighting and HVAC to lower vitality utilization and prices. 

“As the primary restaurant model to supply a contemporary pick-up window greater than 50 years in the past, Wendy’s continues its legacy of design and innovation with International Subsequent Gen,” stated Penegor. “Our new international restaurant normal unlocks alternatives on the intersection of modern design and expertise, bringing us one step nearer to our imaginative and prescient of changing into the world’s most thriving and beloved restaurant model.”

Wendy’s plans to open the primary International Subsequent Gen restaurant in New Albany, Ohio in Spring 2023.

Wish to study extra about International Subsequent Gen? Head to The Sq. Deal for a Q&A with Abigail Pringle; President, U.S. & Chief Industrial Officer Kurt Kane; and Chief Info Officer Kevin Vasconi.

About Wendy’s
Wendy’s® was based in 1969 by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. Dave constructed his enterprise on the premise, “High quality is our Recipe®,” which stays the guidepost of the Wendy’s system. Wendy’s is greatest recognized for its made-to-order sq. hamburgers, utilizing recent, by no means frozen beef*, freshly-prepared salads, and different signature objects like chili, baked potatoes and the Frosty® dessert. The Wendy’s Firm (Nasdaq: WEN) is dedicated to doing the precise factor and making a constructive distinction within the lives of others. That is most seen by the Firm’s assist of the Dave Thomas Basis for Adoption® and its signature Wendy’s Great Children® program, which seeks to discover a loving, eternally house for each baby ready to be adopted from the North American foster care system. Right now, Wendy’s and its franchisees make use of tons of of hundreds of individuals throughout roughly 7,000 eating places worldwide with a imaginative and prescient of changing into the world’s most thriving and beloved restaurant model. For particulars on franchising, join with us at www.wendys.com/franchising. Go to www.wendys.com and www.squaredealblog.com for extra data and join with us on Twitter and Instagram utilizing @wendys, and on Fb at www.fb.com/wendys.

*Recent beef obtainable within the contiguous U.S., Alaska, and Canada.

SOURCE The Wendy’s Firm