Roland Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Wendy's Company said, "We were pleased to produce a 2.3% same-store sales increase at Wendy's North America Company-operated restaurants in the second quarter of 2011, which represents the brand's best sales performance since the fourth quarter of 2008. Importantly, we generated positive transactions during the quarter, which we believe reflect the cumulative benefit of our 'Real' brand positioning and significant core menu improvements. EBITDA for the second quarter met our expectations, and consequently we are re-affirming our 2011 adjusted EBITDA 1 outlook of $330 million to $340 million. We anticipate strong same-store sales in the third and fourth quarters driven by innovative products and the launch of our new cheeseburger line.