US diner chain Wendy's is returning to the UK, 21 years after closing its doors on the high street.
The popular chain, which shut its last remaining British branch in 1999, is making a comeback, with the first store to open in Reading in the coming months.
Known for its square burgers, Wendy's said two new branches will open up in the first half of this year - with more set to follow.
The first will be in Reading, followed by Oxford, with the company "exploring additional opportunities" in London.
The restaurant is actively looking for people to become franchise owners - these are essentially tenants that can run the restaurants on the high street.
Wendy's, which is the third largest burger chain in the world after McDonald's and Burger King, already has 6,700 outlets in 30 countries around the world.
Bosses first revealed the firm was returning to British shores in late 2019, when it told investors it would open its first outlets within 12-18 months.
This isn't the first time Wendy's has tried to cross the pond - it first came to the UK in the 1980s and 1990s, but decided to close all their UK stores in 1999.
It joins fresh competition from American rivals Five Guys and Shake Shack which have emerged in the UK in the past decade.
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A Wendy's spokesperson said: "I can confirm that Wendy’s will be opening in the United Kingdom in the first half of this year.
"Our first location will be in Reading and I can also confirm that we will open a restaurant in Oxford.
"We are also exploring additional opportunities in the London area.
"The brand is excited to enter the UK with Company owned and operated restaurants this year, and we are looking for franchisees to grow with us across the UK."
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