{
  "id": 9395826,
  "title": "Wendy’s Tried to Terminate a Franchisee’s Right to Operate 314 Restaurants. It Filed for Bankruptcy a Day Later",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/wendys-tried-to-terminate-a-franchisees-right-to-operate-314",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T18:38:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/rachel-suleymanov/wendys-tried-terminate-franchisees-right-operate-314-restaurants-filed-for-bankruptcy-day-later/91409286"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The fast-food giant says the company owes it about $146.9 million, including more than $25 million in late royalties and fees.",
  "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."
}