POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of E.J. Wunsch,
Michael G. Berner and Mark L. Johnson, signing singly,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	complete and execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigned's current or former
capacity as (i) an officer, (ii) a director and/or
(iii) a 10% shareholder of The Wendy's Company
(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules
promulgated thereunder; and

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on
behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4
or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this power
of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any
of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act ("Section 16").
The undersigned hereby agrees on behalf of the
undersigned and the undersigned's heirs, executors,
legal representatives and assigns to indemnify,
defend and hold each of the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact harmless from and against any
and all claims that may arise against such
attorney-in-fact by reason of any violation
by the undersigned of the undersigned's
responsibilities under Section 16 or any other
claim relating to any action taken by such
attorney-in-fact pursuant to this Power of Attorney.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as
of the 4th day of November, 2021.

/s/ Richard H. Gomez
Richard H. Gomez