Wendy’s is set to close hundreds of restaurants as customers struggling financially cut back on dining out.
Interim CEO Ken Cook announced on an earnings call Friday that the fast food chain will close a “mid single-digit percentage” of locations. With about 6,000 restaurants, Wendy’s could shutter between 200 to 350 locations.
Cook said some restaurants are expected to close as early as later this year, and locations will continue to shutter in 2026.
In a few cases where you are making something once it can be more expensive because you can’t buy one teaspoon of a spice or have to buy more than you need. This is only true with uncommon ingredients as well, since they tend to be higher priced in a store relative to what restaurants pay for bulk purchases.
Initially there is cookware to purchase and upkeep, and things like that.
But if you make more than one meal from the same prep, or serve multiple people, eating at home is almost always cheaper in the long run as nearly everything in the kitchen lasts for years at a minimum and often a lifetime. Especially if you plan long term and get staples in bulk when it makes sense and buy more expensive things when they are on sale.
Cookware is all but free in America. Spend a Saturday hitting garage sales as they close down and people are giving stuff away. Wife toted a load home last week, $.25 an item or free, couple of things were $1.
Had a couple of toaster ovens at the flea market, one labelled FREE, no one even looked at them.