{
  "id": 8912886,
  "title": "A major Wendy's franchisee blamed the brand's failed marketing for its bankruptcy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/a-major-wendys-franchisee-blamed-the-brands-failed-marketing-for-its",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T11:50:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/meritage-hospitality-wendys-franchisee-chapter-11-bankruptcy-092126"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meritage Hospitality Group, which operates 314 Wendy's locations, listed $651 million in liabilities and cited brand-level marketing failures",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}