Restaurant News Resource - Applebee's Restaurant Industry News

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar® announced today that it has selected Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) as its U.S. agency of record.

Applebee's Services, Inc. announced that Steve Layt has been named senior vice president, operations. In this role, Layt will provide strategic direction and focus on day-to-day management of domestic operations for the casual-dining brand. Layt will report directly to Applebee's president, Mike Archer.

Following a comprehensive search and selection process with the counsel of Morgan Anderson Consulting, New York, N.Y., Applebee's expects to conclude its agency review by the end of the first quarter, 2012.

Aimed at creating a groundswell of gratitude for our nation's military, the Thank You Movement gives messages of thanks to our veterans and troops

DineEquity, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP Restaurants, today announced that existing Applebee's franchisee, Neighborhood Restaurant Partners, LLC, an affiliate of IHOP's largest franchisee, has purchased the assets of Apple Restaurants, Inc. including 40 Applebee's franchise-operated restaurants located in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

The neighborhood's sweet tooth is calling this summer and Applebee's is answering with its new Cinnamon Apple Turnover, a delicious dessert starting at $5.99.

Applebee's Services, Inc. announced that it has entered into a lease agreement with EHD Holdings, LLC and will move the company's headquarters and Restaurant Support Center to 8140 Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Mo. The move is scheduled to take place by Sept. 30, 2011.

We want to express how thankful we are that the child involved in the incident at our restaurant in Madison Heights, MI on April 8, was not seriously injured as a result of accidentally receiving the wrong beverage.

Schools, groups and nonprofits in Upstate NY and Connecticut benefit from fundraisers & donations

DineEquity, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP Restaurants, today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Potomac Family Dining Group for the sale of 30 company-operated Applebee's restaurants located in Washington D.C. and surrounding areas.