Wendy's Co

Common Name
Wendy's
Country
United States
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Restaurants
Employees
4,833
Ticker
WEN
Exchange
NASDAQ/NGS
Description
The Wendy's Company is a prominent player in the fast-food restaurant industry, renowned for its fresh, high-quality ingredients and distinctive square hamburgers. Established in 1969, Wendy's operate...

Wendy's Energy Data Preview

In 2023, Wendy's disclosed key data related to its energy management practices, providing transparency into its operational energy use in line with recognized sustainability reporting frameworks.

Wendy's disclosed progress toward renewable energy adoption, highlighting the share of total energy sourced from renewable versus non-renewable sources.

Finally, Wendy's also reported the types of energy sources as well as generation technologies, helping stakeholders evaluate Wendy's's reliance on fossil fuels versus cleaner alternatives.

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Total Energy Consumed
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Non-renewable Energy Consumed
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Insights into Wendy's's Energy Renewability

In 2023, Wendy's consumed a total of 743,840 Gigajoules of energy across its operations. Of this total, 5% was sourced from renewable energy, either derived from natural resources like biofuels, biomass, or biogas, or generated using renewable technologies such as solar or wind power. The remaining 95% was classified as non-renewable energy, coming from fossil-based fuels such as coal, natural gas, or crude oil, or from non-renewable generation technologies like nuclear power.

Wendy's's Energy Renewability Rate

5%

How much of Wendy's's energy consumed is renewable?

In 2023, Wendy's consumed a total of 743,840 Gigajoules of energy, of which 5% was derived from renewable sources, including biofuels, biomass, biogas, solar, and wind power.

This low level of renewable energy use highlights a heavy reliance on fossil fuels or other non-renewable sources, suggesting that Wendy's has considerable room to improve its energy sustainability strategy.

Are Wendy's's energy practices becoming more sustainable?

Since 2020, Wendy's's total energy consumption decreased by 2.6%, including a further 4.03% drop in 2023, highlighting a continued decline in energy use.

Over the same period, the share of renewable energy in Wendy's's consumption increased by 400%, showing a recent positive trend in clean energy adoption.

Wendy's's Renewable vs Non-renewable Energy Over Time

844.05 k394.05 k55.95 k844.05 kGigajoules (GJ)202020212022202399%99%95%
  • Renewable Energy Consumed
  • Non-renewable Energy Consumed

Insights into Wendy's's Energy Consumption & Production Mix

In 2023, Wendy's disclosed detailed information on the sources and generation technologies of the energy it consumed. This disclosure enables a clearer assessment of the Wendy's's overall energy mix, its sourcing strategy, and its reliance on fossil fuels versus cleaner alternatives such as renewables and low-carbon technologies.

Wendy's's Energy Consumed by Sources and Technologies

Electricity(Unspecified Source)(71.3%)Natural Gas(23.6%)

What are the main sources and generation technologies behind Wendy's's energy consumption?

In 2023, Wendy's's total energy consumption was primarily sourced from

  • Electricity (Unspecified Source) (71.3%)
  • Natural Gas (23.63%)
  • Gasoline (Petrol) (3.78%)

How diverse is Wendy's’s energy consumption mix?

In 2023, Wendy's consumed energy from 6 different sources or generation technologies, indicating a highly concentrated energy mix, with Electricity (Unspecified Source) alone accounting for 71.3% of total consumption.

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