Iconic US fast food chain that ‘blows McDonald's out of the water' to open 42nd UK restaurant tomorrow
Wendy's is opening its next location in Spalding, Lincolnshire - and it will be its 42nd restaurant in the UK.
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The chain has confirmed to The Sun that the next two restaurants to open after that will be in York and Southampton.
Fast food fans will be able to get their hands on the iconic Wendy's square burgers as well as its Frosty desserts.
There's also the popular Baconator which features two quarter-pound patties, two slices of cheese, six strips of bacon, mayonnaise and ketchup.
Reviewers online have said it "blows McDonald's out of the water" and is "a million times better than McDonald's".
Wendy's is already hugely popular in the US and has almost 6,000 locations there.
It first moved across the pond in the 1980s but then closed all of its UK stores in 1999.
But it returned to the UK in 2021 with branches in Reading and Oxford.
Since then it has revealed plans to open 150 locations across the UK by 2028.
Wendy's has previously said it's on track to open its 50th restaurant in the UK this year.
It recently opened locations in Blackpool, Grays (Lakeside) and Watford.
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Another is also set to open in Glasgow.
Michael Clarke, managing director for The Wendy's Company in Europe, said previously: "We see huge potential in the UK market, with plans to add more than 150 new restaurants across the UK and surrounding countries by 2028.
"This year, we will focus on accelerating our expansion efforts so more people across the UK can enjoy Wendy's craveable menu and exceptional customer hospitality.
"We have a solid foundation in the market and believe we are well-positioned to accelerate our growth trajectory even further."
Full list of Wendy's stores
Barlborough, Tallys End, Barlborough, S43 4WP
Blackpool, 60 – 64 The Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 4QU
Brampton Hut - Great North Road, Brampton, Huntingdon, PE28 4NQ
Brighton - 192 Western Rd, Brighton, BN1 2BA
Cambridge - 56 St Andrew's St, Cambridge CB2 3DA
Camden - 189 Camden High St, London, NW1 7BP
Chelmsford - 9-10 High St, Chelmsford CM1 1BE
Colchester - Northern Gateway, off Junction 28 of the A12, Cuckoo Farm Way
Colchester – 19 – 20 High Street, Colchester, CO1 1DB
Croydon - 19/20 Wellesley Rd, Croydon, CR9 1NG
Derby - Unit 2, College Park, Normanton Rd, Derby DE1 2GH
Fulham - 563 Fulham Road, London, SW6 1ES
Guildford - 12c North St, Guildford GU1 4LL
Grays – Lakeside Shopping Centre, West Thurrock Way, RM20 2ZP
Hull - Wendy's Kingswood Retail Park, Hull HU7 3DB
Hull - 2 Ganstead Lane, Bilton Hull HU11 4AU
Hull – Unit 1 King Albert Chambers, Jameson Street, Hull, HU1 1JF
Kirkby, Unit 8, Academy Business Park, County Road, Kirkby, L33 7AN
Kingston - 57 Eden St, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1DA
Leeds – 88-91 Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NP
Lincoln – 195 High Street, Lincoln, LN5 7AL
Maidstone - 35-39 Week St, Maidstone, ME14 1QS
Middlesborough, Units 6 & 7 Captain Cooks Square, Middlesborough TS1 5UB
Newcastle – 68 – 72 Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5JQ
Oxford - 1 Magdalen St, Oxford, OX1 3AE
Peterborough - 1 Bourges View Park, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2FG
Peterborough – Unit 3 Pavilions, Cygnet Road, Hampton, Peterborough, PE7 8FD
Portsmouth – 144 Commercial Road, Portsmouth, PO1 1DA
Reading - 1 Station Rd, Reading, RG1 1LG
Romford - 64B South St, Romford, RM1 1RB
Sheffield - 25 High St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield, S1 2GA
Sheffield – 3 Arena Court, Sheffield, S9 2LF
Southend on Sea - 66-68 High Street in Southend-on-Sea
Stratford - The Stratford Centre, 52, Broadway, E15 1NG
Stretton – Unit 2, Great North Road (A1 Northbound), Ram Jam Service, LE15, 7QX
Sutton - 96-98 High St, Sutton, SM1 1LT
Uxbridge - 57 High St, Uxbridge, UB8 1JP
Watford – 60 High Street, Watford, WD17 2BS
Whitby - 79 Baxtergate, Whitby, YO21 1BL
Wisbech – Horsefair Shopping Centre, 28 Churchill Road, Wisbech, PE13 1AR
Wood Green - 11A Ground Floor, High Road, The Mall, Wood Green, London, N22 6HE
US food chains that have hit the UK
A series of American fast food chains have made the leap across to the UK in recent years.
Shake Shack, which started out as a hotdog cart, recently opened its first restaurant inside a UK train station.
The fast food giant has 17 locations in the UK, having opened its first in Covent Garden in 2013.
Popeyes entered the UK market in 2021 and its fried chicken has proved a huge hit.
In just 30 months, the brand opened over 38 restaurants across the UK.
Major US fast food chain Chick-fil-A is opening branches across the UK this year too, including in Belfast, Leeds, Liverpool and London.
Wingstop, which currently has 57 sites across the UK, revealed plans in January to open 20 more before the end of 2025.
At least 10 of these were said to be opening in the first half of the year.
Tex-Mex brand Velvet Taco will also making its UK debut in the spring.
Meanwhile Dunkin' Donuts, which currently has 30 stores in the UK, hopes to open 30 new branches over the next couple of years as part of a major expansion plan.
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