It's no secret that when it comes to fast food we've often looked to our friends across the pond to set the tone. So, when it was announced last summer that fast-food giant Wendy's would re-launch in the UK, there was a fair bit of excitement.
And now, as the American diner prepares to to go nationwide in the UK again - two decades after its first attempt to roll-out the concept here - it's been announced that a site in Manchester is in the pipeline. Wendy's, best known for its square burgers including the Baconater, its beaming logo and Frosty Shakes, announced plans to open restaurants in the UK last summer, with Reading its first location.
The burger concept left the UK in 2001, blaming high operating costs and property prices, but returned last summer with plans to open further venues. Abigail Pringle, president of Wendy's, told The Times that the company had taken "a fresh look" at its international strategy prior to expansion in the UK again.
