Wendy’s Malaysia Closing Down

A series of Wendy’s restaurant closures have prompted rumours that the brand is shutting down in Malaysia for good.

While no formal announcement has been made of the brand’s apparent withdrawal from the territory, social media posts documenting vacated Wendy’s Malaysia premises have been circulating since venues began disappearing last year.

Online users have speculated that Wendy’s Malaysia franchisor Berjaya Burger has decided not to renew its agreement with the international fast food chain. The Wendy’s Malaysia Instagram account has also been shut down, and the firm’s last Facebook post was in early January this year.

A 2016 article announcing the planned expansion of Wendy’s in Malaysia has been held up as a relic of better times for the global brand.

At last count, just one branch in Kuala Lumpur – at Berjaya Times Square – and two in Penang were still operating.