Get set for Wendy's Fast food chains have Hamilton wallets in their sights with Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers hoping to open its first restaurant in the city in July, and a second in October, and McDonald's set to build in Rototuna.

Wendy's marketing manager Fay Stretch declined to reveal locations but it is understood one will be on the corner of Killarney Rd and Greenwood St and the other on north Te Rapa Rd on a site south of the Shell petrol station.

Both restaurants would have drive-through lanes, Ms Stretch said.

Meanwhile, McDonald's said it had the green light from the Hamilton City Council to build in north Hamilton suburb Rototuna.

The stand-alone restaurant would create about 60 jobs and would include a drive-though, playland, McCafe and seating for 100 people.

Construction was imminent, a spokeswoman said.

Wendy's suggestion last year that Hamilton was a top priority in its expansion plans prompted a rash of Facebook comments, with Wendy's fans excited they would not for much longer have to travel to Auckland or Tauranga to satisfy their cravings for the world's third most popular hamburgers.

The US franchise has been a long time coming to the Waikato.

The first family-owned Wendy's opened in Te Atatu 24 years ago.

The chain now has 15 restaurants in Auckland, Whangaparoa and Tauranga. It has said it is actively seeking new sites in Rotorua, Palmerston North and Christchurch, where its restaurant was red-stickered after the February earthquake last year.

Each Wendy's restaurants employs about 50 people, Ms Stretch said.

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