Wendy's Dethrones Burger King, Officially No. 2 Burger Chain

It was projected back in December that Wendy's would dethrone Burger King to become the second most popular burger chain in America after McDonald's.

According to the Associated Press, the 2011 tallies are in and BK has indeed been bumped to third spot, because "Wendy’s had sales of $8.5 billion in 2011, compared with $8.4 billion for Burger King." McDonald’s, with $34.2 billion in sales, was bigger than both combined.

Wendy's was recently honored with two industry awards for new product innovation for Dave’s Hot ‘N Juicy Cheeseburgers and The W.