The Wendy’s property is ideally located along Wanamaker Road, a primary east-west thoroughfare, and is just off of Interstate 470 (33,600 VPD). The restaurant is well located in a dominant retail corridor across from the West Ridge Mall (3rd largest mall in Kansas). Other retailers in the immediate area include Walmart Supercenter, Sam’s Club, Target, Menards, Lowe’s, Hobby Lobby, Regal, Home Depot, Kohl’s and Best Buy. The corridor also benefits from its close proximity to Topeka High School (1,840 students) and Washburn Institute of Technology (965 students) which drives continual traffic to the corridor. Additionally, there are over 93,000 people living within five miles of the property.
Legacy Restaurant Group (LRG) is a Wendy's franchisee operating 14 stores in the Kansas City (9) and Topeka (5) DMAs. LRG was founded by Kirk Williams in 1998 and later partnered with Felix Tollinche's Garita Hospitality in 2019 to fund growth opportunities. Williams is well respected in the Wendy's system having served 2 years as president of Wendy's National Advertising Program board and 2 years as president of the Franchise Advisory Council. Wendy's is an American international fast food restaurant chain founded by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. As of December 31, 2018, Wendy's was the world's third-largest hamburger fast-food chain with 6,711 locations.