Transactions with Related Parties

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2016

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Transactions with Related Parties

Transactions with Related Parties

Except as described below, the Company did not have any significant changes in or transactions with its related parties during the current fiscal period since those reported in the Form 10-K.

Transactions with QSCC

Wendy’s received $76 and $138 of lease income from its purchasing cooperative, QSCC, during the nine months ended October 2, 2016 and September 27, 2015, respectively, which has been recorded as a reduction to “General and administrative.”

TimWen Lease and Management Fee Payments

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Wendy’s leases restaurant facilities from TimWen for the operation of Wendy’s/Tim Hortons combo units in Canada. Prior to the second quarter of 2015, Wendy’s operated certain of the Wendy’s/Tim Hortons combo units in Canada and subleased some of the restaurant facilities to franchisees. As a result of the Company completing its plan to sell all of its company-owned restaurants in Canada to franchisees during the second quarter of 2015, all of the restaurant facilities are subleased to franchisees. During the nine months ended October 2, 2016 and September 27, 2015, Wendy’s paid TimWen $8,926 and $9,066, respectively, under these lease agreements. In addition, TimWen paid Wendy’s a management fee under the TimWen joint venture agreement of $156 and $164 during the nine months ended October 2, 2016 and September 27, 2015, respectively, which has been included as a reduction to “General and administrative.”