Popular American fast food chain Wendy’s set to open first Derbyshire restaurant later this year

Wendy’s is continuing its expansion across the UK with six new brick-and-mortar restaurants set to open later this year, including its first location in Derbyshire.

Wendy’s landed on UK shores in 2021, and there are now 30 Wendy’s locations already available across the country.

The new restaurants, which have already commenced recruitment, are set to create over 240 new jobs across the six locations, all with competitive salaries and benefits.

Abigail Pringle, chief development officer for The Wendy's Company, said: “As we continue to expand across the country, we are excited to bring more Wendy’s to more people. We have an exciting pipeline of restaurant openings that will bring Brits fresh options where they work, live and play.”

Wendy’s new Derbyshire branch will be opening at the College Retail Park on Burton Road, Derby – along with locations in Leeds, Peterborough, Guildford, Cambridge and Middlesbrough.

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The company previously expanded into the UK in the 1980s and 1990s, before pulling out of the country in 2001, citing property costs as one of the reasons behind their departure.