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		<title><![CDATA[Research and Markets Adds Report: Applebee's Benchmark Analysis]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Research and Markets Adds Report: Applebee's Benchmark AnalysisC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Food Roundup: Sara Lee Outsources Jobs, Applebee's Owner Suspends Dividend, Costco Cuts Prices, and More.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sara Lee to outsource 700 jobs -- Sara Lee announced plans to outsource certain transaction-processing activities, resulting in the elimination of 700 company jobs. This is the latest step in Sara Lee's "Accelerate" cost-saving initiative. [Source: Chicago Tribune]    DineEquity suspends dividend -- The Applebee's and IHOP owner...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:54:25 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DineEquity Inc Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Chris O&#8217;Cull - SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Chris O&#8217;Cull - SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Let me start off with a question regarding the debt. How does being able to repurchase the debt at a discount influence your decision on the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:39:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DineEquity, Inc. Completes Sale-Leaseback of 181 Applebee&#39;s-Owned Restaurant Locations, Enables $303 Million Reduction in the Company&#39;s Funded Debt]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200806/ai_n26682604]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DineEquity, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), franchisor and operator of Applebee's and IHOP restaurants, today announced the completion of a sale-leaseback transaction for 181 Applebee's company-owned restaurant locations with an entity majority owned by affiliates of Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP, Drawbridge Real Assets Fund LP and Cardinal Capital Partners.  Drawbridge...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Applebee&#39;s to Host Event for Celebrity Chef Tyler Florence]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200806/ai_n26681777]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Research and Markets: Applebee's Benchmark Analysis Provides Readers with Unique Data and Insight into the Repositioning of the Largest US Casual Chain]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_June_5/ai_n25487206]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c93890) has announced the addition of "Applebee's Benchmark Analysis" to their offering.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IHOP inks $347m sale-lease deal for Applebee's]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_22_42/ai_n27496931]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IHOP chief Stewart plans for Applebee's turnaround via major franchise growth]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_21_42/ai_n25486385]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IHOP recruits T.G.I. friday's archer to lead Applebee's]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_20_42/ai_n25453839]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[GLENDALE, CALIF. -- IHOP Corp. has recruited Michael J. Archer to leave his posts as domestic president and chief operating officer of T.G.I. Friday's to assume the vacant presidency at Applebee's International Inc., effective May 27.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[N.D. Applebee's units raise more than $6k for student charity]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_20_42/ai_n25453877]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Apple Core Enterprises, an operator of four Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar franchises in North Dakota's Red River Valley, collected $6,745.76 from a series of pancake breakfasts and donated it to Dru's Dive, a skydiving event that raises awareness for violence against students and women. Proceeds...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[/ CORRECTION - Applebee&#39;s]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200805/ai_n25389760]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Applebees to Raise Funds for Tennyson Center for Children]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5CNB/is_2008_April_7/ai_n25130328]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-7 April 2008-Applebees to Raise Funds for Tennyson Center for ChildrenC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IHOP hires 30-year HR vet Jakubek for namesake, Applebee's chains]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_14_42/ai_n25362486]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shannon Johnson says guests call the shots at Applebee's]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_14_42/ai_n25384097]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Applebee's and Tennyson Center for Children Invite Coloradans to 'Bee a Sucker for Kids']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_4/ai_n25125301]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[All Proceeds Raised During April - National Child Abuse Prevention Month - Go to Support the Tennyson Center for Children]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Former Applebee&#39;s lawyer joins Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal&#39;s]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4181/is_20080326/ai_n24954724]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lance J. Formwalt, formerly an associate general counsel at Applebee's International, has joined Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal's Kansas City office.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Applebee&#39;s Encourages &#39;Sweater Day&#39; to Honor Mister Rogers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200803/ai_n24932997]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IHOP Corporation (NYSE: IHP) -- The World's Favorite Neighbor is calling on its guests and associates to pay homage Thursday, March 20, to the kindly man who made "Won't You Be My Neighbor" a cultural theme to generations of American children. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Starcom puts Applebee's into the 'Friday Night' game.(Special Report: Media Agency of the Year)('Friday Night Lights')]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6398/is_200803/ai_n25583159]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: jeremy mullman    Byline: jeremy mullman  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ServSafe Alcohol® Applauds Applebee's International]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Feb_25/ai_n24324199]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Casual Dining Chain Honored for its Responsible Alcohol Service Program  CHICAGO -- ServSafe Alcohol([R]) is proud to congratulate Applebee's International, Inc., a subsidiary of IHOP Corp., which has been recognized for its responsible alcohol service training program.  The annual Cheers Awards for Beverage Excellence were presented at the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Search underway to replace George Williams as Applebee's CMO. at Applebee's International Inc. Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_7_42/ai_n24321230]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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