Editing Arby's (section)

{{Short description|American sandwich chain based in Sandy Springs, Georgia}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Arby's
| logo = Arby's logo.svg
| logo_caption = Logo since 2013<ref>{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Kate |title=Arby's Expensive Revamp: Two Logos in Two Years |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230362 |website=Entrepreneur |access-date=September 1, 2022 |date=December 12, 2013}}</ref>
| logo_alt = The text "Arby's" inside a stylized depiction of a cowboy hat. The entire logo is red colored
| image = An Arby's restaurant in Blairsville, Ga.jpg
| image_caption = An Arby's restaurant in [[Blairsville, Georgia]]
| image_alt = A view of an Arby's restaurant
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1964|7|23}}, in [[Boardman, Ohio|Boardman]], [[Ohio]], U.S.
| founders = {{ubl|Forrest Raffel|Leroy Raffel}}
| location_city = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| location_country = United States<ref name="arbysfaq">{{cite web |url=http://arbys.com/faq/ |title=Arby's FAQ |publisher=Arby's}}</ref>
| locations = 3,472 (as of 2019)
| area_served = {{nowrap|United States (incl. Puerto Rico)}}<br />Canada<br />Costa Rica<br />Egypt<br />Japan <br />Mexico<br />Saudi Arabia<br />South Korea<br />Turkey
| key_people = {{ubl|[[Paul J. Brown|Paul Brown]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]], Inspire Brands)|Jim Taylor ([[President (corporate title)|president]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Arby's names Jim Taylor President |url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/leadership/arbys-names-jim-taylor-president|website=Restaurant Business Magazine|date=August 27, 2019}}</ref>}}
| industry = [[Restaurant]]s
| products = [[Fast food]]<br />[[Sandwich]]es, [[salad]]s, sides
| services = [[Franchising]]
| revenue = {{profit}} [[United States dollar|US$]]3.884 billion (''2019'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Arby's |url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/top-500-chains-2020/arbys|website=Restaurant Business|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref>
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| parent = [[Inspire Brands]]
| num_employees = 80,000 (2019)<ref>{{cite web|title=How humor saved Arby's and propelled it to the forefront of pop culture |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/16/how-humor-saved-arbys-and-bolstered-its-brand.html|website=[[CNBC]]|date=April 16, 2019}}</ref>
| divisions = 
| subsid = 
| homepage = {{URL|arbys.com}}
| footnotes = 
}}

'''Arby's''' is an American [[fast-food restaurant|fast food]] sandwich restaurant chain with more than 3,300 restaurants. The flagship property of [[Inspire Brands]],<ref name=nrn>{{cite news|last1=Thorn|first1=Bret|title=Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings new parent Inspire Brands debuts|url=http://www.nrn.com/mergers-acquisitions/arby-s-buffalo-wild-wings-new-parent-inspire-brands-debuts|access-date=February 7, 2018|work=Nation's Restaurant News|date=February 5, 2018}}</ref><ref name=ap>{{cite news|title=Arby's closes deal for Buffalo Wild Wings, makes new company|url=http://www.startribune.com/arby-s-closes-deal-for-buffalo-wild-wings-makes-new-company/472765433/|access-date=February 7, 2018|work=Star Tribune|agency=Associated Press|date=February 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207122301/http://www.startribune.com/arby-s-closes-deal-for-buffalo-wild-wings-makes-new-company/472765433/|archive-date=February 7, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> it ranked third in systemwide sales in the United States in the quick-service and fast-casual restaurant industries in 2012, behind [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] and [[Panera Bread]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.qsrmagazine.com/reports/qsr50-2013-sandwich-segment-breakdown? |title=The QSR 50 Sandwich Segment |date=August 2013 |first=Sam |last=Oches |magazine=QSR Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811153307/http://www.qsrmagazine.com/reports/qsr50-2013-sandwich-segment-breakdown |archive-date=August 11, 2013 |access-date=March 9, 2016 |publisher=Journalistic Inc. |url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2017, ''[[Food & Wine]]'' called Arby's "America's second largest sandwich chain (after Subway)".<ref name="fw-2017oct18">{{cite news |url=http://www.foodandwine.com/news/arby-deep-fried-turkey-sandwich |title=Deep Fried Turkey Sandwiches Have Arrived at Arby's |magazine=[[Food & Wine]] |date=October 18, 2017 |first=Mike |last=Pomranz}}</ref>

[[Roark Capital Group]] acquired 81.5% of Arby's Restaurant Group in July 2011 and is now a majority-owner of Inspire Brands.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inside Inspire's New Brand Empire |url=https://www.qsrmagazine.com/reports/inside-inspires-new-brand-empire|website=QSR Magazine|date=December 1, 2018}}</ref> [[The Wendy's Company]] held a minority stake of 18.5% in Arby's after the acquisition by Roark Capital; that share was reduced to 12.3% upon the purchase of Buffalo Wild Wings, and was sold back to Inspire Brands on August 16, 2018, for $450&nbsp;million, a 38 percent premium.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.qsrmagazine.com/finance/wendys-sells-inspire-brands-stake-450-million | title=Wendy's Sells Inspire Brands Stake for $450 Million| date=August 16, 2018}}</ref>

Arby's is best known for selling [[roast beef]] sandwiches.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/arbys-foundation-invests-3-million-in-the-fight-to-end-childhood-hunger-in-georgia-186340312.html |title=Arby's Foundation Invests $3 Million in the Fight To End Childhood Hunger in Georgia |publisher=The Arby's Foundation |date=January 10, 2013 |website=[[PR Newswire]] |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref> Other menu items the chain is known for include [[gyros]], [[wrap (food)|wraps]], [[chicken sandwich]]es, and [[milkshake]]s.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Its headquarters are in [[Sandy Springs, Georgia]], a suburb of Atlanta that uses Atlanta mailing addresses.<ref name="arbysfaq" />
In 2019, there were 3,472 restaurants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/arbys/282098|title=Arby's Franchise Information|website=Entrepreneur|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref> There are locations in seven countries outside the United States: Canada, Costa Rica, Egypt, Mexico,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Arby's|title=Arby's {{!}} Carne en serio|url=https://www.arbys.mx/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.arbys.mx|language=es}}</ref> Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Turkey.