Wendy's has reportedly dethroned Burger King as the country's second biggest hamburger chain.
a report by the food industry research firm Technomic Inc. claims that Wendy's edged out Burger King in U.S. sales volume for the first time last year since Wendy's was founded in 1969.
Wendy's had sales of $8.5 billion in 2011, compared with $8.4 billion for Burger King. McDonald's remained far larger than both with $34.2 billion in sales.
The figures are based on Technomic's estimates of system-wide sales at franchise and company-owned restaurants, rather than corporate revenue, which includes fees from franchise operators.
Worldwide, Burger King still has far more restaurants than Wendy's and remains the second biggest hamburger chain behind McDonald's.
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