The Wendy's Company
WEN · Nasdaq
Shareholder advocacy aimed at The Wendy's Company
4 recorded campaigns from 3 organizations.
Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY (Investor Advocates for Social Justice affiliate) at Wendy's
Report on human-rights protections, including COVID-19 protections, for farmworkers in Wendy's produce supply chain
Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY at Wendy's
Report on evidence of how Wendy's protects the human rights of workers in its food supply chain, including from COVID-19 risk, in the context of calls to join the Fair Food Program.
Forced a vote at Wendy's on gestation-crate elimination in pork supply
HSUS asked Wendy's to confirm elimination of individual gestation-crate confinement from its North American pork supply by end of 2022, or disclose the percentage crate-free and a risk analysis, citing repeated unmet pledges dating to 2007. The SEC denied Wendy's bid to exclude the proposal, forcing a vote (Bloomberg, "SEC to Force Wendy's Shareholder Vote on Treatment of Pigs," Mar 17 2022). Vote percentage not confirmed in sources reviewed.
Coordinates a multi-year Restaurant Antibiotics engagement with the largest North American quick-service chains
An investor coalition (Phase 2 backed by 43 investors representing $8.9tn) asks 12 of the largest North American QSR chains to adopt antibiotic-use policies aligned with WHO guidance across all key proteins globally, with implementation evidence via target-setting and auditing. Progress report: "Restaurants, Risk and Resistance," published Jan 27, 2026.
What shareholders voted on
From The Wendy's Company’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The stockholder proposal regarding a restriction on “blank-check” preferred stock | Shareholder proposal | 51.3% | Passed | |
| Approve an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.3% | Passed | |
| Approve the Amendment to the Company’s 2020 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2020 Plan | Company proposal | 91.5% | Passed | |
| Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 | Auditor | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Wendy C. Arlin | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Michelle Caruso-Cabrera | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard H. Gomez | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur B. Winkleblack | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter H. Rothschild | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Bradley G. Peltz | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter W. May | Director | 96.6% | Passed |
2025
2024
2023
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election of Kenneth W. Gilbert | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard H. Gomez | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Todd A. Penegor | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Kristin A. Dolan | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur B. Winkleblack | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Joseph A. Levato | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew H. Peltz | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter W. May | Director | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of Nelson Peltz | Director | 92.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter H. Rothschild | Director | 86.9% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election of Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Kenneth W. Gilbert | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Dennis M. Kass | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Todd A. Penegor | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur B. Winkleblack | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew H. Peltz | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter W. May | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Joseph A. Levato | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter H. Rothschild | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Nelson Peltz | Director | 92.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Kristin A. Dolan | Director | 73.9% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election of Kenneth W. Gilbert | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Todd A. Penegor | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur B. Winkleblack | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Dennis M. Kass | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew H. Peltz | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter W. May | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter H. Rothschild | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Joseph A. Levato | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Nelson Peltz | Director | 89% | Passed | |
| Election of Kristin A. Dolan | Director | 86.6% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election of Todd A. Penegor | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Dennis M. Kass | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Kenneth W. Gilbert | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew H. Peltz | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter W. May | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur B. Winkleblack | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter H. Rothschild | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Joseph A. Levato | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Nelson Peltz | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Kristin A. Dolan | Director | 89% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election of Kenneth W. Gilbert | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Todd A. Penegor | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Dennis M. Kass | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur B. Winkleblack | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew H. Peltz | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Joseph A. Levato | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Nelson Peltz | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter H. Rothschild | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter W. May | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Kristin A. Dolan | Director | 97% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from The Wendy's Company’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-22 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-04-02 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-22 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-04-03 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-23 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-04-04 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-17 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-03-30 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-19 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-03-31 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-19 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-04-01 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-28 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-04-09 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-06-05 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-04-18 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-06-07 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-04-20 |
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