Fast food chain Wendy’s plans roll out in Australia but potential naming clash looms

US burger giant hints at hundreds of stores in country, which is home to ice-cream chain named Wendy’s Milk Bar

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“There can’t be two Wendy’s,” Dean Tully says.

The owner of the Whyalla branch of the Australian ice-cream and hotdog chain Wendy’s Milk Bar was responding to Monday’s announcement that the US fast food chain Wendy’s is planning to open hundreds of outlets down under.