 The Wendys Company NASDAQ:WEN Q4 2022 Preliminary Earnings Conference Call January 13, 2022 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Kelsey Freed - Director of Investor Relations Todd Penegor - President and Chief Executive Officer Gunther Plosch - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Brian Bittner - Oppenheimer Co. Inc. Andrew Charles - Cowen Co. Dennis Geiger - UBS Securities Christopher Carril - RBC Capital Markets Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays Capital, Inc. Danilo Gargiulo - Bernstein Chris OCull - Stifel, Nicolaus Company, Inc. John Ivankoe - JPMorgan Chase Co. Gregory Francfort - Guggenheim Securities David Palmer - Evercore ISI Eric Gonzalez - KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. Alexander Slagle - Jefferies LLC Joshua Long - Stephens Inc. Lauren Silberman - Credit Suisse Peter Saleh - BTIG Jake Bartlett - Truist Securities Nick Setyan - Wedbush Securities, Inc. Jim Sanderson - Northcoast Research Jared Garber - Goldman Sachs Operator Good morning. Welcome to the Wendys Company Preliminary Earnings Results Conference Call. 