Savills to advise Wendy’s franchisee on South West expansion

Wendy’s franchisee Khidmat Limited has appointed Savills to aid the American quick-service restaurant’s expansion in the South West of England.

Savills is targeting locations in Bath, Exeter, and Plymouth due to their high foot traffic from tourists and students, as well as their strong local economies.

Khidmat – which is the fifth franchisee to sign a development agreement with Wendy’s in the UK – is considering high-traffic sites, including drive-through, shopping centre, and retail park units that span approximately 2,500 sq ft.

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Wendy’s first opened in 1969 and has grown to operate more than 7,200 restaurants, with 1,200 of these located outside of the United States. The brand is best-known for its made-to-order square hamburgers.

Wendy’s has a long-term plan to expand to 400 restaurants in the UK, having recently opened at the Academy Business Park in Kirkby, Liverpool for its first bricks-and-mortar location in the region.

Jessica Hill, surveyor in restaurants and leisure at Savills, said: “Wendy’s has experienced phenomenal global growth in recent years, making substantial investments in local resources to strengthen its foothold for its ambitious expansion plans. We are delighted to be working with Khidmat in the South West to help bolster Wendy’s pipeline of new openings and reach its long-term target of 400 restaurants in the U.K.”