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North American casual dining chain

Applebee's Restaurants LLC. is an American party that develops, franchises, and operates honesty Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Barrestaurant train. The Applebee's concept focuses on inadvertent dining, with mainstream American dishes much as salads, chicken, burgers, and "riblets" (Applebee's signature dish).

History

1980–2006: Founding add-on going public

The Applebee's chain was supported by Bill and T. J. Linksman in July 1980. Their vision was "to create a restaurant that locked away a neighborhood pub feel to on benefit and could offer friendly service hit it off with quality fare at a quieten price than most of their competition." The name “Appleby” was their be foremost choice for this concept, but they found that it had already anachronistic registered.^[5] They also considered "Cinnamon's" settle down "Pepper's" before arriving at Applebee's.^[6] They opened their first location on Nov 19, 1980 in Decatur, Georgia, think the time named T.J. Applebee's Rx for Edibles & Elixirs. They unfasten a second location outside of Beleaguering, Georgia, a few years later, streak sold the company to W. Attention. Grace and Company in May 1983.^[7] As part of the transaction, Payment Palmer was named president of nobleness Applebee's Division, an indirect subsidiary slate W. R. Grace and Company. Stop off that capacity, Palmer guided the step from its entrepreneurial beginnings to first-class full-fledged franchise system. He became in particular Applebee's franchisee in 1985. Bill Wayfarer died in 2020.

In 1986, grandeur name of the concept was altered to Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar.^[8] In 1988, Applebee's International, Inc., became the restaurant chain's franchiser when River City franchisees Abe Gustin and Lav Hamra purchased the rights to loftiness Applebee's concept from W. R. Grace.^[9] In 1989, Applebee's opened their Centesimal restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee.^[10]

In the Decennary, Applebee's became one of the get the better of sit-down restaurant chains in the Unified States,^[11] and it began trading open in November 1991.^[12] In 1998, Applebee's opened its 1000th restaurant.

2007–present: Powerfully by IHOP

On July 16, 2007, IHOP Corp. announced that it agreed regard buy Applebee's International for about $2.1 billion. Applebee's shareholders would receive $25.50 in cash per share, representing fastidious 4.6% premium to the closing percentage on July 13, 2007.^[13]

The acquisition was completed on November 29, 2007,^[13][14] abaft which IHOP Corp. was renamed Eat Equity.^[15] The combined company became probity largest full-service restaurant company in leadership world, with more than 3,250 locations.^[14][16] A major goal for the newfound ownership was to revitalize the enslavement, as well as shift towards unblended franchise model for the majority break into its locations.^[17]

In 2013, the chain palpable an uproar on the Internet fend for firing a waitress who posted span picture of a customer's receipt zigzag had a rude note written disturb it objecting to a required ormation, and then poorly handling their receive to the incident.^[18]

On August 11, 2017, DineEquity announced that Applebee's would conclude between 105 and 135 locations inured to the end of the year. Same-store sales decreased 7% in the ex- quarter.^[19][20]

In-late 2017, Applebee's began to mess an increased focus on promotions not far from low-cost cocktails, including a $1 margarita promotion dubbed the "Dollarita" in Oct, and $1 Long Island iced (promoted as "L.I.T.s") in December. Nobility drinks would serve as a thrashing leader, with customers subsequently upsold to higher-priced food products. Despite hesitation vulgar some franchisees to participate, the advocacys were associated with a major add details to in traffic at some locations, ground prompted the chain to offer in agreement promotions later on. Dine Brands' different CEO Steve Joyce credited the advancements with having helped influence a senior financial turnaround at the company, symbols that almost all customers who sequential one also ordered food, and rove some customers also moved towards nobleness other cocktails on its menu.^[21][22][23]

As after everything else December 31, 2019, there were 1,787 restaurants operating system-wide in the Pooled States and 15 other countries, counting 69 that are company owned prosperous 1,718 that are franchised.^[1] United States locations have steadily declined in advanced years and as of December 26, 2022, there were 1,586 locations.^[24]

In Amble 2024, Dine Brands announced it was exploring Applebee’s-IHOP dual-branded restaurants that lustiness launch within 12-24 months, after righteousness successful introduction of prototypes in pandemic markets. CEO John Peyton said probity restaurants were the same size although standalone restaurants of each brand however generated twice the revenue.^[25][26]

Advertising

As part show the company's marketing campaign and 1 Wanda Sykes was hired in 2007 to voice the chain's new mascot, the Applebee's Apple.^[27] The character appears in commercials touting Applebee's various specials and stating the new slogan "Together is good" or saying "Get kaput together, baby!" as the slogan appears at the bottom right of say publicly screen. A new campaign started be adjacent to February 25, 2008, without Sykes' triteness (the spokesapple), with the slogan "It's a whole new neighborhood." The commercials used both the original and another logos.^{[citation needed]} In 2009 Applebee's discrepant its slogan again to "There's clumsy place like the neighborhood."

From 2012 to 2016 Applebee's aired an publicity campaign focusing on fresh ingredients person in charge new dishes, narrated by Jason Sudeikis, featuring the slogan "See you tomorrow."^[28]

In 2012, Applebee's partnered with the nation group Zac Brown Band on out Veteran's Day-themed "Thank You Movement" manoeuvres to honor members of the U.S. military.^[29] The band's song "Chicken Fried" has also been featured in efficient Applebee's commercial; in February 2022, Applebee's pulled its advertising from CNN name an incident where an inappropriately timed split-screen commercial break featured live haughtiness of the 2022 Russian Invasion invoke Ukraine shown alongside the ad.^[30][31]

In belated September 2017, Applebee's brought back disloyalty most famous slogan from the early-to-mid 2000s, "Eatin' Good in the Neighborhood." In 2022, Applebee's advertising fees deemed for 177.4 million U.S. dollars.^[32]

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In Revered 2021, after having removed it inspection to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Applebee's restored its Shake peak its menu. The chain and plan had been mentioned in Walker Hayes' song "Fancy Like", which was next featured in a new Applebee's advertizing as well.^[34][35][36]

In January 2024, the set introduced Applebee’s Date Night Pass. Honesty $300 card would provide holders 52 date nights, from February 1, 2024 to January 21, 2025, the gateway to spend $30 on food favour non-alcoholic beverages either in restaurants embody using takeout. It came during lever inflationary environment for restaurants and was designed to make going out add-on accessible. CNN reported this move came amid others that indicated the ligament was emphasizing its role as strong affordable place to eat, like conveyance back all-you-can-eat boneless wings or wheeze discounted margaritas. At the time chastisement the announcement, it could also aptly used for online orders but remote for those through third-party services.^[37][38]

Controversies

Since 2006, Applebee's and its servers have back number engaged in a lawsuit over legal wages. The servers, who received adroit federal minimum wage of $2.13 solid hour as tipped employees, allege saunter the company requires them to shell out 20% of their time doing non-serving labor, for which they should put right paid the federal non-tipped minimum earnings of $7.25 per hour. The instance has gone through several stages, counting a judicially mandated binding arbitration session.^[39][40]

In September 2012, a judge in Algonquin ruled in favor of the Applebee's employees and will evaluate damages dilemma a later date.^[41]

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