GLENDALE, CALIF. -- IHOP Corp. will sell and leaseback the properties of 187 corporate Applebee's units to garner proceeds of $347 million before taxes, the company said.
In the news release, "Applebee's Asks Guests If They're Ready for Their 15 Seconds of Fame," issued Monday, May 05, 2008 by Applebee's, the third sentence of the last paragraph should read "As of March 31, there were 1,986 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in 49 states, 17 international countries and...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c93890) has announced the addition of "Applebee's Benchmark Analysis" to their offering.
GLENDALE, CALIF. -- George Williams will leave his post as chief marketing officer of Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill on March 30, according to parent company IHOP Corp.
Ever since Applebee's merged with IHOP last year, Shannon Johnson, the casual-dining chain's director of culinary innovation and development, has been extremely busy. A media relations staffer at Applebee's headquarters equated tracking Johnson down with "trying to put a finger on mercury." But when Johnson stood still long enough to...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Applebee's International, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPB) today reported net earnings of $15.8 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. Excluding discontinued operations, impairment and other restaurant closure costs, and strategic alternative and proxy contest expenses totaling $3.0 million after-tax or $0.04...
The Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar at 4805 Kietzke Lane in Reno will host a meet-and-greet event for celebrity chef Tyler Florence of The Food Network on Saturday, June 14 from noon to 3 p.m.
GLENDALE, CALIF. -- IHOP Corp. has named John Jakubek corporate senior vice president of human resources. He will oversee personnel matters for both the IHOP/ International House of Pancakes and Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar chains, as well as lead their "cultural integration" according to the company.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. -- Just a day prior to the Nov. 29 closure of Applebee's acquisition by IHOP Corp., Applebee's reported a 1.6-percent year-to-year drop in domestic systemwide same-store sales for November.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Applebee's International, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPB) today reported net earnings of $24.2 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended July 1, 2007. Excluding discontinued operations, impairment and other restaurant closure costs, and strategic alternative and proxy contest expenses totaling $2.1 million after-tax or approximately...
M2 PRESSWIRE-16 July 2007-WorldTradeStocks.com: International House of Pancakes Restaurant Announces It Will acquire Applebee's Restaurants For $25.50 Per Share. [NYSE:IHP] [NASDAQ:APPB]C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:16072007 NEW YORK, WORLDTRADESTOCKS.COM - IHOP Corp. (NYSE:IHP), A chain of operator of International House of...
GLENDALE, CALIF. -- Expenses related to its pending $2.3 billion acquisition of Applebee's International Inc. left IHOP Corp. with a loss of $11.6 million, or 69 cents per share, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, versus a profit of $11.3 million, or 62 cents per share, a year ago,...
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. -- In Applebee's first communication to employees since announcing its pending $2.1 billion purchase by IHOP Corp., the casual-dining company said job cuts at Applebee's are expected should the acquisition close, and that it was too early to determine if the chain would remain based in Kansas.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. -- The merger agreement between Applebee's International Inc. and its pending acquirer, IHOP Corp., calls for Applebee's to pay IHOP $60 million should it back out of the deal, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The pending $2.1 billion transaction, in which...
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. -- Nearly 100 branches of the Applebee's chain, which a week earlier had called upon its customers who are breastfeeding mothers to be "respectful" of other patrons, were targeted Sept. 8 in a 44-state protest organized online by an advocacy group.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- For the fourth consecutive year, Applebee's International, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPB) has won the Grand Prix for the best overall investor relations IR team of any small-cap company in America. Also for the fourth year in a row, Carol DiRaimo, vice president of investor relations for Applebee's, was...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Dave Goebel, CEO of Applebee's International, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPB), issued the following statement: The real issue here is improving our business in the midst of a very tough competitive environment - in fact, it's the toughest environment in 15 years for casual dining. We are...
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. -- As the Oct. 30 date approached for a shareholder vote, two stockholder advisory firms issued opposing recommendations about the pending $2.1 billion acquisition of Applebee's International Inc. by IHOP Corp., of which about $1.9 billion would go to equity holders.