Wendy’s Co. gained ground on its burger competitors, but slipped overall in the third quarter.
On Tuesday, the Dublin-based restaurant company reported a 0.2 percent decline in same-restaurant sales in North America. It’s the first time in 23 quarters that measure fell.
CEO Todd Penegor, on a Wednesday morning call with stock analysts, said visits to Wendy’s restaurants were down in the quarter overall, though within the burger segment, Wendy’s was up. So it isn’t losing ground to direct…
