And the restaurant says an important sales measure kept sliding as customers counted their pennies in a weak economy.
For the three-month period, Wendy's/Arby's Group lost $13.6 million, or 3 cents per share. That compares with a loss of $393.2 million, or 84 cents per share, during the previous year.
Excluding those one-time costs, the company earned 7 cents per share. Its quarterly adjusted profit was 5 cents per share in 2008.
Revenue climbed 0.5 percent to $900.9 million.
The Atlanta restaurant chain's adjusted profit was better than expectations. But its revenue fell short of forecasts.
