Kirk Tanner
Analyst · Evercore ISI. Your line is now open. Please go ahead
Yes. Two really good questions, David. Appreciate that. First, let me just talk a little bit about things that you will see at the Investor Day on the menu. A couple of things that we're looking at that drive continued momentum and I'd say consumer relevance. So, you saw in Q4, we certainly had a lot of momentum. We have in 2025, collaborations that we will share that will, again, tap us into culture that will drive momentum. But we look at the menu in three distinct areas. One, our core portfolio, our core menu. We expect that to grow. We have to invest in that. You'll see innovation off that, pure innovation, things like Saucy Nuggs that we did last year, you'll see us innovate and we'll share those details as well. And then last, value. We have to have a relevant value. We think we have an amazing proposition that's really based in quality on value, especially with our Biggie Bag platform. We think we have the highest quality in the industry as far as value and buy starts with quality at Wendy's. So, we will unpack those three things and share the innovation pipeline. We'll actually, if you're here in person, we'll be handing that innovation out, you can try it. So come hungry, come ready for Investor Day. Separately, operationally, operational intensity is really important. Our expectation is to deliver a customer experience that is perfect every single time. So, we have wired our organization to deliver just that. We have an organization that is really focused on delivering execution excellence at every single restaurant. And we will align our priorities, our compensation, our metrics all around delivering that great customer experience. So, both things we will talk about in greater detail. Abigail will walk through the new U.S. deal structure and some of those operational scorecards and how we bring that to life and work with franchisees. We'll do all that on March 6, but I appreciate the questions.