Wendy's Company (The) (WEN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning. Welcome to the Wendy's Company Earnings and Results Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, press star followed by the number two. Thank you. You may begin your conference. Good morning. and thank you for joining our fiscal 2026 second quarter earnings conference call. After this brief introduction, Bob Wright, President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide a business update and then Steve Cirulis, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, will review our second quarter results as well as our capital allocation priorities. From there, we will open up the line for questions. Today's conference call and webcast include the presentation, which is available on our investor relations website and more. Before we begin, please take note of the safe harbor statement that appears at the end of today's earnings release. This disclosure reminds investors that certain information we discuss today is forward-looking and reflects our current expectations about future plans and performance. Various factors could affect our results and cause those results to differ materially from the projections set forth in our forward-looking statements. Some of today's comments will reference non-GAAP financial measures. Investors should refer to our reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure at the end of this presentation or in today's earnings release. If you have any questions following today's conference call, please contact me. I...