Bad news for Baconator fans… Wendy’s is set to close hundreds of restaurants across the United States.

Wendy’s Interim CEO Ken Cook dropped the news on Friday: a “mid single-digit percentage” of their U.S. burger joints – 200 to 350 locations – are slated for closure by the end of 2025. Cook explained that the locations were “consistently underperforming” in sales.

“These actions will strengthen the system and enable franchisees to invest more capital and resources in their remaining restaurants,” Cook explained during the company’s quarterly earnings call, according to CNN. “Closures of underperforming units are expected to boost sales and profitability at nearby locations.”

The company did not provide a list of the exact locations. However, Cook explained that several of the chain’s r

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