US burger restaurant Wendy's could soon be on its way to Glasgow, after it was announced the American fast food outlet is returning to the UK.
Shareholders have been told of the plan to open up new venues in Britain in the next 12 months, in as many as 20 different locations, reports the Mirror.
The Wendy's Company president of the international division and chief development officer Abigail Pringle said the firm is looking to cash in on the growth of fast food in the UK.
"We believe their overall growth in the quick service restaurant segment – and hamburger specifically – is growing and we believe we can be a challenger brand in that market and have great success," Pringle said.
"The United Kingdom will be our beachhead to European expansion. We believe it is a growing market and it has lots of great growth ahead of it.
"We also know that great American brands have been successful. Burger brands have been unbelievably successful there. But we believe that we can challenge those brands."
Pringle said the company has been researching the UK as a location for more than a year, adding: "We are going there with our eyes wide open and with a lot of insights and preparation.
"We have done landmark research with thousands of consumers in the UK. We have talked to them and engaged with them and what they think about the Wendy's brand."
Wendy's famously square-shaped burgers range from the Jr. Hamburger at 240 calories through to the awesome spectacle of the Bacon Jalepeno Triple Cheeseburger coming in at 1280 calories.
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