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title: "Wendy's Turns in Strong Q1 Thanks to New Burgers, Increased Royalties"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/097c36cb-649f-49df-9f88-6effb0f5fd85
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/wendys-turns-in-strong-q1-thanks-to-new-burgers-increased-royalties-2709891
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2019-05-08T23:18:53.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:30:28.768Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/82d62dd4e9bc9137e4a6f3f24bd2c4506706.jpg
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# Wendy's Turns in Strong Q1 Thanks to New Burgers, Increased Royalties

**TL;DR:** Wendy's reported strong Q1 results, driven by higher royalty fees and a refreshed offering that includes new premium burger lines. The company's total revenue rose 7.4% to $408.6 million, beating analysts' estimates.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-05-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/wendys-turns-in-strong-q1-thanks-to-new-burgers-increased-royalties-2709891).*

## Story

With Q1 wrapped up and franchise brands turning in their first results reports of 2019, Wendy’s announced that it had a better quarter than originally anticipated, according to CNBC.

The QSR giant reported better-than-expected revenue and profit for the quarter, noting that it benefited from both higher royalty fees and a refreshed offering that included the launch of a new premium burger line.

In an effort to attract more customers seeking higher caliber fast food options, CNBC noted. Wendy’s new ‘Made to Crave’ burgers include ‘premium’ toppings such as avocado, applewood smoked bacon, asiago cheese and Kansas City-style barbecue sauce.

It has paid off so far, as Wendy’s total revenue rose 7.4% to $408.6 million, beating analysts’ estimates of $399.8 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv included in the article. That same data revealed that profit margins at company-owned restaurants rose 15% as a result of the higher prices of these new products, compared to 13.9% a year earlier.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- Wendy's (company)
- q1 results (topic)
- royalty fees (topic)
- premium burgers (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/wendys-turns-in-strong-q1-thanks-to-new-burgers-increased-royalties-2709891). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/097c36cb-649f-49df-9f88-6effb0f5fd85).