Wendy's Schuessler May Speed Up Tim Hortons IPO

Large regular, to go: A Canadian report says Wendy's International wants to speed up the sale of coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons.

Feb 11, 2006 - 10:38
Led by President, Chairman and Chief Executives John T. Schuessler, Wendy's has recently seen its sales decline narrow and is ramping up plans to add an on-the-go breakfast menu, a la rival burger-meister McDonald's (nyse: MCD).

So a little extra cash in the till might help. That's certainly the opinion of billionaire Nelson Peltz, who holds a 5.5% stake in Wendy's--and had been pressuring the eatery chain to cut costs and spin off assets, in the same vein as his peer, perpetual Time Warner (nyse: TWX) gadfly Carl Icahn.

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Source - Forbes