Wendy’s is closing hundreds of stores: See an updated list of locations where the chain is shuttering the most

Bringing home the Baconator is not as easy as it used to be, and it’s about to get even harder in cities around the country. Fast food giant Wendy’s is continuing its push to close hundreds of locations as it seeks to stabilize profits and shed underperforming restaurants. Nearly six months after the burger chain first announced the plan on an investor call, its U.S. footprint is decidedly smaller, with multiple states seeing net store declines in the double digits, according to a review of Wendy’s store locator tool. As of Friday, the tool showed 5,675 locations in the United States. That’s roughly 200 fewer locations than what it showed at the end of September 2025, an archived capture of the tool reveals. The Wendy’s Company, which disclosed its turnaround plan in November 2025, said the closures would begin in the fourth quarter of that year. The archived capture showed 5,875 U.S. locations when that quarter began. These numbers are not official store counts, but rather based on what Wendy’s lists publicly on its U.S. website. The store counts that Wendy’s reports in financial filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tend to be slightly different. For example, the company reported 5,979 U.S. restaurants as of September 27 of last year, dozens more than what appeared on the locator tool at that time. It’s unclear what accounts for the discrepancy. Wendy’s did not respond to requests for comment. Still, the store locator tool offers a window into the chain’s overall store footprint and how it changes over time. The tool is frequently updated; for instance, one location in North Haven, Connecticut, that was reported closed just this week has already disappeared from the tool. It’s also a good gauge of which areas of the country are being most affected by Wendy’s closures. As of this week, the following states have seen the biggest net declines in restaurants since the fourth quarter of last year: Florida: 475 locations (