FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Boone Daniel L 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WENDYS INTERNATIONAL INC [WEN] (Last) (First) (Middle) WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL, INC., P. O. BOX 256 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP & GEN. CONTROLLER 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DUBLIN, OH 43017-0256 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 20,734.215 D   Common Stock 12,595.199 I BY 401(K) PLAN

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	110.7667	$ 0	D	Â
OPTION (RIGHT TO PURCHASE)	08/01/1997(2)	07/31/2006	Common Stock	8,779	$ 17.375	D	Â
OPTION (RIGHT TO PURCHASE)	08/01/2001(3)	07/31/2010	Common Stock	15,133	$ 17.875	D	Â
OPTION (RIGHT TO PURCHASE)	07/30/1999(4)	07/29/2008	Common Stock	12,194	$ 22.3438	D	Â
OPTION (RIGHT TO PURCHASE)	08/01/2002(5)	07/31/2011	Common Stock	14,890	$ 26.74	D	Â
OPTION (RIGHT TO PURCHASE)	07/30/1998(6)	07/29/2007	Common Stock	8,599	$ 27.125	D	Â
OPTION (RIGHT TO PURCHASE)	04/23/2004(7)	04/22/2013	Common Stock	14,400	$ 27.99	D	Â
OPTION (RIGHT TO PURCHASE)	07/28/2000(8)	07/27/2009	Common Stock	14,562	$ 30.8438	D	Â
OPTION (RIGHT TO PURCHASE)	04/29/2003(9)	04/28/2012	Common Stock	17,600	$ 37.865	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Boone Daniel L WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. P. O. BOX 256 DUBLIN, OH 43017-0256	Â	Â	  SVP & GEN. CONTROLLER	Â

Signatures

DANIEL L BOONE		01/13/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	THE REPORTED SHARES OF PHANTOM STOCK WERE ACQUIRED UNDER WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.'S SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN AND ARE TO BE SETTLED IN CASH UPON THE REPORTING PERSON'S RETIREMENT OR OTHER TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
(2)	2,194 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON 08/01/97, AND 2,195 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON EACH OF 08/01/98, 08/01/99, 08/01/00.
(3)	3,783 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON EACH OF 08/01/01, 08/01/02, AND 08/01/03. AN ADDITIONAL 3,784 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON 08/01/04.
(4)	3,048 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON EACH OF 07/30/99 AND 07/30/01. AN ADDITIONAL 3,049 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON EACH OF 07/30/00, AND 07/30/02.
(5)	3,722 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON 08/01/02 AND 08/01/04. AN ADDITIONAL 3,723 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON EACH OF 08/01/03 AND 08/01/05.
(6)	2,149 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON 07/30/98, AND 2,150 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON EACH OF 07/30/99, 07/30/00, 07/30/01.
(7)	3,600 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON EACH OF 04/23/04, 04/23/05, 04/23/06, AND 04/23/07.
(8)	3,640 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON EACH OF 07/28/00, AND 07/28/02. AN ADDITIONAL 3,641 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON EACH OF 07/28/01 AND 07/28/03.
(9)	4,400 OF THESE STOCK OPTIONS BECOME EXERCISABLE ON EACH OF 04/29/03, 04/29/04, 04/29/05, AND 04/29/06.

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