The fast food giant told Investor's Business Daily each of their more than 6,000 U.S. locations will have self-service kiosks available for use by the end of the year.

Wendy's is getting into the self-service game at restaurants nationwide.

The fast food giant told Investor's Business Daily each of their more than 6,000 U.S. locations will have self-service kiosks available for use by the end of the year. The switch to automation is the latest move fast food companies are making to combat hikes in the minimum wage.

The "Fight for $15" has been the subject of numerous nationwide protests in an effort to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15.

President Todd Penegor told Investor's it will be up to individual franchisees to decide if they will adapt the self-serve kiosks, but noted some of those locations have been raising prices due to wage increases.

McDonald's has been testing the kiosks in restaurants, but the potential expansion of the technology by Wendy's would be the largest in the industry to date.