Fast-food giant Wendy's is embarking on a significant restructuring, announcing the closure of hundreds of its US restaurants and a renewed focus on value deals following a disappointing fourth-quarter performance. The Dublin , Ohio -based company revealed plans to shutter between 5 per cent and 6 per cent of its US outlets – equating to 298 to 358 locations – in the first half of this year. This follows the closure of 28 restaurants in the final quarter of last year, bringing its US footprint to 5,969 locations by the end of 2025. These actions come on top of 240 US Wendy’s locations that ceased operations in 2024, with the 57-year-old chain acknowledging many of its sites were simply "out of date." Many fast food chains are intensifying efforts to attract ‘inflation-weary customers’ (Getty Images) The strategic shift comes after global same-store sales, for locations open at least a year, plummeted by 10 per cent in the October-December period, falling short of analysts' expectations of an 8.5 per cent…