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Flynn Group buys more Wendy's restaurants

The San Francisco-based franchisee has acquired 32 locations in Indianapolis and has purchased more than 100 restaurants in the fast-food burger brand.
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Flynn Group is acquired another 32 Wendy's restaurants. | Photo: Shutterstock.

Greg Flynn is buying more Wendy’s restaurants.

Flynn Group, the giant San Francisco-based franchisee of numerous brands, has acquired 32 locations of the fast-food chain in Indianapolis.

The company has now acquired more than 100 Wendy’s units domestically and now operates 309 locations in the U.S. Flynn Group also operates Wendy’s in New Zealand and plans to open restaurants of that brand in Australia in 2025. 

Flynn Group is no stranger to the Indianapolis market. It has operated Applebee’s and Taco Bell restaurants there for years. 

“Indianapolis is a market we know very well,” Greg Flynn, CEO of Flynn Group, said in a statement. “So when we saw the opportunity to acquire additional Wendy’s locations, and with responsibility for 40% of the brand’s footprint in the market, we immediately pursued it.”

He also called it a “historic year for Flynn with Wendy’s,” including the additional restaurants in the domestic portfolio. Flynn also became the sole franchisee for Wendy’s in New Zealand. 

Flynn is one of the largest franchisees in the Wendy’s system. But it is also the largest franchisee of any brand in the world, with 2,900 consumer-facing businesses including Applebee’s, Arby’s, Taco Bell, Panera Bread, Pizza Hut and Wendy’s. It also operates Planet Fitness locations.

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