"would ""flip"" its name to ""IHOb"". The stunt was ultimately a teaser for a new marketing campaign centering on its hamburgers, in an effort to address perceptions that IHOP was still primarily oriented towards breakfast food. In early September 2010, IHOP filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against International House of Prayer and six other defendants alleging trademark dilution and infringement. The lawsuit was dropped on December 21, 2010, with the dispute resolved out of court. IHOP IHOP ( ; International House of Pancakes) is an American multinational pancake house/diner-style table service restaurant chain that specializes"
"chain's largest individual shareholder, Applebee's director Burton ""Skip"" Sack, believed the purchasing price was unfair to the shareholders and planned to take IHOP to court. IHOP stated it would franchise most of Applebee's 500 company-owned locations, and undertake a plan to revitalize the chain's brand and concept. On May 21, 2018, members of the Transgender Education Network of Texas and the Transgender Law Center were ""denied service"" at the Elliston Place IHOP in Nashville, Tennessee. The IHOP issued an apology. Dine Brands Global Dine Brands Global Inc, formerly DineEquity Inc., and before that IHOP Corporation, is an American company that"
"Dine Brands Global Dine Brands Global Inc, formerly DineEquity Inc., and before that IHOP Corporation, is an American company that franchises and operates IHOP and Applebee's restaurants. The company is headquartered in Glendale, California. On July 16, 2007, IHOP announced its intent to acquire Applebee's for $25.50 per share, with an all-cash valuation of approximately $2.1 billion. The transaction was led by Julia Stewart, who had left Applebee's to become IHOP's CEO in 2001. The sale was completed November 29, 2007, with the combined company becoming known as DineEquity. A number of executives from Applebee's voted against the offer. The"
"A few fast food chains have been founded in New Zealand, including Burger Fuel (founded 1995), Georgie Pie (founded 1977, but closed 1998 after falling into financial trouble and being bought out by McDonald's) and Hell Pizza (founded 1996). In the Philippines, fast-food is the same as in the US. However, the only difference is that they serve Filipino dishes and a few American products being served Filipino-style. Jollibee is the leading fast food chain in the country with 1,000 stores nationwide. A fast food chain restaurant is generally owned either by the parent company of the fast food chain"
"location now remains, though Hot 'n Now's popular Olive Burger and cheesy tots are still on the menu at the Bay City location, now known as Burger 81. The chain briefly used the characters from ""Mad"" magazine's ""Spy vs. Spy"" in its advertising. Hot 'n Now Hot 'n Now is an American fast-food restaurant chain based in Holt, Michigan. Founded in 1984, the chain once grew to more than 150 locations throughout the United States at its peak. Subsequently under the ownership of PepsiCo, the chain filed for bankruptcy in 2004, and was then sold to STEN Corporation. As of"
"Ireland. In 2015, a study developed by Treated.com was published in the Irish Times, which named Swords in County Dublin as Ireland's 'fast food capital'. American chains such as Domino's Pizza, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and KFC have a big presence in Japan, but local gyudon chains such as Sukiya, Matsuya and Yoshinoya also blanket the country. Japan has its own burger chains including MOS Burger, Lotteria and Freshness Burger. The major fast food chains in India which serve European/American food are KFC, McDonald's, Starbucks, Burger King, Subway, Pizza Hut, and Dominos. Most of these have had to make a lot"
"Mooyah Mooyah is an American fast casual restaurant chain headquartered in Plano, Texas. The chain reached over 100 locations in 20 U.S. states and nine countries in 2016 in North America and the Middle East. They specialize in hamburgers, french fries, and shakes. They are known for their beef hamburgers which use Angus Beef® Brand beef and their french-fries which take 24 hours to cook. Mooyah was founded by American veterans Rich Hicks and Todd Istre in 2007 in Plano, where the first Mooyah restaurant was opened on Independence Parkway. In 2013, the first international restaurant opened in Dubai, United"
"Wienerschnitzel Wienerschnitzel is an American fast food chain founded in 1961 (as ""Der Wienerschnitzel"") that specializes in hot dogs, also known as the World's Largest Hot Dog Chain. Wienerschnitzel locations are found predominantly in California and Texas, though others are located in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Washington. Outside the 50 states, there is a store located in Guam and one in Panama. The chain is recognizable by the A-frame style roofs of its older restaurants, similar to the original structures used by IHOP, Tastee-Freez, Nickerson Farms, and Whataburger. Structures that have been converted from Wienerschnitzels"
"Wienerschnitzel Wienerschnitzel is an American fast food chain founded in 1961 (as ""Der Wienerschnitzel"") that specializes in hot dogs, also known as the World's Largest Hot Dog Chain. Wienerschnitzel locations are found predominantly in California and Texas, though others are located in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Washington. Outside the 50 states, there is a store located in Guam and one in Panama. The chain is recognizable by the A-frame style roofs of its older restaurants, similar to the original structures used by IHOP, Tastee-Freez, Nickerson Farms, and Whataburger. Structures that have been converted from Wienerschnitzels"
"Hot 'n Now Hot 'n Now is an American fast-food restaurant chain based in Holt, Michigan. Founded in 1984, the chain once grew to more than 150 locations throughout the United States at its peak. Subsequently under the ownership of PepsiCo, the chain filed for bankruptcy in 2004, and was then sold to STEN Corporation. As of September 9, 2016, only the Sturgis, Michigan location remains in operation. The majority of the chain's locations focused entirely on drive-thru service, featuring a small-footprint building with a tall, slanted roof style. Some previous locations were more traditional fast-food locations, complete with seating,"
"resigned effective September 4, 2015. The Applebee's concept focuses on casual dining, with mainstream American dishes such as salads, chicken, pasta, burgers, and ""riblets"" (which is considered Applebee's signature dish). All Applebee's restaurants feature a bar area and serve alcoholic beverages (except where prohibited by law). On November 29, 2007, IHOP (now DineEquity) announced that it had completed a $2 billion purchase of the Applebee's chain. On August 11, 2017, DineEquity announced that Applebee's would close between 105 and 135 locations by the end of the year. The Applebee's chain was started by Bill and T. J. Palmer, who opened"
"franchises nearly all of its restaurants, said it hoped to employ that strategy with Applebee's. With their merger in November 2007, Applebee's and IHOP combined to make the largest full-service restaurant company in the world, with more than 3,250 locations. Applebee's Kansas City–area headquarters was at 3929 Broadway in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1988. In 1993, it relocated to Overland Park, Kansas. In January 2008, it relocated to neighboring Lenexa, Kansas, per an agreement made in 2005 before it was taken over by IHOP (now DineEquity) to a new building designed by BNIM (lured by a 90 percent property tax"
"Julia Stewart (businesswoman) Julia A. Stewart (born August 4, 1955) is an American businesswoman and was the Chief Executive of Dine Brands Global, America's largest casual dining company. DineEquity was formed in 2007 when Stewart led IHOP to take over the larger Applebee's for US$1.9 billion and debt. Prior to the takeover, Stewart had led IHOP through 18 consecutive quarters of growth by moving over to a primarily franchise-driven business model. Prior to joining IHOP in 2001, she was president of Applebee's domestic division. In 2007 Stewart ranked 49 on the ""Forbes"" magazine list of the 50 Most Powerful Women."
"Julia Stewart (businesswoman) Julia A. Stewart (born August 4, 1955) is an American businesswoman and was the Chief Executive of Dine Brands Global, America's largest casual dining company. DineEquity was formed in 2007 when Stewart led IHOP to take over the larger Applebee's for US$1.9 billion and debt. Prior to the takeover, Stewart had led IHOP through 18 consecutive quarters of growth by moving over to a primarily franchise-driven business model. Prior to joining IHOP in 2001, she was president of Applebee's domestic division. In 2007 Stewart ranked 49 on the ""Forbes"" magazine list of the 50 Most Powerful Women."
"Quiznos QIP Holder, LLC, doing business as Quiznos, is a franchised fast-food restaurant brand based in Denver, Colorado, that specializes in offering toasted submarine sandwiches. It was founded in 1981 by Jimmy Lambatos and sold to Rick and Richard Schaden ten years later, before growing to nearly 5,000 restaurants afterwards. As of late 2013, the chain had about 1,500 domestic locations and about 600 international locations. Quiznos was the second-largest submarine sandwich shop chain in North America, behind Subway. A 2016 survey indicated that Quiznos is the ninth-largest submarine sandwich shop chain based on sales. The first Quiznos restaurant was"
"2007. Some international franchises, such as the ones located in Germany, France, and Japan, are only located on U.S. military installations and are generally not accessible to the local civilian public. Popeyes Popeyes is an American multinational chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants founded in 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since 2008, its full brand name is Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. and it was formerly named Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits and Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits. It is currently a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International. According to a company press release dated June 29, 2007, Popeyes is the"
"the number three burger chain in the USA; Dunkin' Donuts, a New England-based chain; automobile oriented Sonic Drive-In's from Oklahoma City; Starbucks, Seattle-born coffee-based fast food beverage corporation; KFC and Taco Bell, which are both part of the largest restaurant conglomerate in the world, Yum! Brands; and Domino's Pizza, a pizza chain known for popularizing home delivery of fast food. Subway is known for their sub sandwiches and are the largest restaurant chain to serve such food items. Quiznos a Denver-based sub shop is another fast-growing sub chain, yet with over 6,000 locations it is still far behind Subway's 34,000"
"LYFE Kitchen LYFE Kitchen is an American fast-food restaurant chain operating in Illinois. The company's name is an acronym that stands for ""Love Your Food Everyday"". LYFE was founded in 2011 by Mike Roberts, the former global president of McDonald's, Stephen Sidwell, and Mike Donahue, McDonald's former chief of corporate communications in Palo Alto, California. The company plans to open up to 20 locations during 2015. In 2013, the ""Lyfe Kitchen Retail"" division was launched to sell a number of transfat-free frozen entrees through Target, Publix, Safeway, Amazon, and other outlets. The division was renamed ""Luvo"" after being bought by"
"Meatheads Burgers & Fries Meatheads Burgers & Fries (commonly referred to as Meatheads) is an American fast food retailer of high-end hamburgers and other related menu items based in Illinois. The company was founded by Tom Jednorowicz, formerly an executive at Potbelly Sandwich Works and Einstein Bros. Bagels. Meatheads started in Bloomington, Illinois in 2007 and became a popular spot among students of Illinois State University and the popular young crowd. The company has since opened fourteen more locations in the Chicago area, first entering that market in 2009. As of October 2016, 17 locations are in operation. Among a"
"Halo Burger Halo Burger, formerly known by its full name Bill Thomas' Halo Burger, is a fast-food restaurant chain based in Genesee County, Michigan owned by Halo Country, LLC. Begun in 1923 as the original Kewpee location and separating from the Kewpee chain in 1967 with two locations, the chain has since grown to 17 locations in the region only to drop to 12. It is not easy to determine a single founding date for the company because the company evolved from the original Kewpee location opened in 1923 which expanded into a chain before 1944 when Thomas started his"
"IBP, Inc. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., formerly IBP, Inc. and Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., is an American meat packing company based in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, United States. IBP was the United States' biggest beef packer and its number two pork processor. To reflect the company's multiple operations, the company changed its name to Iowa Beef Processors, Inc. in 1970. After the company expanded operations to pork and other areas, Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., became IBP, Inc. Occidental Petroleum owned IBP from 1981 to 1987, and was the majority owner from 1987 to 1991. The original IBP features prominently in"
"Sonic Drive-In Sonic Corp., more commonly known as Sonic (stylized as SONIC), is the operator of an American drive-in fast-food restaurant chain based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that is owned by Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings. As of September 5, 2018, there are Sonic restaurants in 45 U.S. states. In 2011, it was ranked 10th in ""QSR Magazine"" rankings of the top 50 quick-service and fast-casual restaurant brands in the nation (moving to 13th for 2015 and 2016). Known for its use of carhops on roller skates, the company annually hosts a competition to"
"White Hen Pantry White Hen Pantry (known as White Hen in the midwest) was a Lombard, Illinois-based chain of approximately 261 predominantly franchisee-owned convenience stores located in and around Chicago, Boston / New England, southern Wisconsin, northwest Indiana and central Illinois areas of the United States. Most of the stores were open 24 hours and offered an array of standard convenience store fare such as coffees, cappuccinos, frozen and dry goods and toiletries. Many also had full delis serving boxed sandwiches and salads, name-brand meats and cheeses and fresh fruits and vegetables. White Hen's array of services included catering options"
"John Gonsowski. The restaurant's interior iron railing still contain large wrought V's. Halo Burger Halo Burger, formerly known by its full name Bill Thomas' Halo Burger, is a fast-food restaurant chain based in Genesee County, Michigan owned by Halo Country, LLC. Begun in 1923 as the original Kewpee location and separating from the Kewpee chain in 1967 with two locations, the chain has since grown to 17 locations in the region only to drop to 12. It is not easy to determine a single founding date for the company because the company evolved from the original Kewpee location opened in"
"as part of its menu. In Ireland, Abrakebabra (started out selling kebabs) and Eddie Rocket's are also major chains. An original and indigenous rival to the big two U.S. giants was the quintessentially British fast-food chain Wimpy, originally known as Wimpy Bar (opened 1954 at the Lyon's Corner House in Coventry Street London), which served its hamburgers on a plate with British-style chips, accompanied by cutlery and delivered to the customer's table. In the late 1970s, to compete with McDonald's, Wimpy began to open American-style counter-service restaurants and the brand disappeared from many UK high streets when those restaurants were"
"since September 12, 2017. Stephen P. Joyce Stephen P. Joyce (born c. 1961) is an American businessman. He serves as the chief executive officer of Dine Brands Global, the operator of IHOP and Applebee's franchises. Joyce was born circa 1961. He is of Irish descent. Joyce graduated from the University of Virginia. He has also ""done graduate work"" at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University and the Aspen Institute. Joyce formerly worked for Marriott International. He served as the president and chief executive of Choice Hotels from 2008 to 2017. Joyce has served as the CEO"
"as follows: Kewpee Kewpee Hamburgers is the second known chain of hamburger fast-food restaurants, founded in 1923 in Flint, Michigan under the name ""Kewpee Hotel Hamburgs"". Kewpee's current headquarters is located in Lima, Ohio. The chain is named after the Kewpie doll. Kewpee was one of the first to institute curbside service, which later morphed into a drive-in service, and then finally was transformed into drive-thru service. The Lima Kewpee locations have locally raised beef delivered daily to each Kewpee restaurant. The Kewpee Restaurant in Lima, Ohio is considered a historic site. Kewpee Hamburgers is a chain of fast-food restaurants"
"Wimpy (restaurant) Wimpy is the brand name of a multinational chain of fast food restaurants. The brand is currently headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. The chain originally began in 1934 in the United States and was based in Chicago. The brand was introduced to the United Kingdom in 1954 as ""Wimpy Bar"". Wimpy grew to approximately 1,500 locations in several countries before narrowing to a few hundred locations in two to three countries. Wimpy's worldwide headquarters was located in the United States and the United Kingdom before relocating to South Africa. Wimpy's menu consists primarily of hamburgers, chips (fries), breakfast"
"and Zoup! restaurant chains. In September 2016, the fast casual restaurant Panera Bread had a total of 2,024 stores at North American locations, some of which go by different company names. Panera plans to expand its product delivery availability, which began in early 2016, to include 35% to 40% of its store locations by the end of 2017. In October 2016, Zoup! has a total of 96 stores in the United States, with 93 franchise stores and three company-owned ones. The soup and sandwich combination has been mass-produced in the United States and purveyed to consumers on a national level,"
"2008. Fatburger Fatburger Inc. is an American fast casual restaurant chain. Its tagline is ""The Last Great Hamburger Stand"". While it is a fast food restaurant, the food is cooked and made to order. Some Fatburger restaurants have a liquor license, as well as Fat Bars. Its franchise headquarters are in Beverly Hills, California. In addition to the United States, the chain operates in 19 other countries. The Fatburger menu is centered primarily on hamburgers, in which it offers patties of varying size, small to large, and in varying number patties, along with add-ons such as cheese, bacon and eggs."
"over the years include: Sonic Drive-In Sonic Corp., more commonly known as Sonic (stylized as SONIC), is the operator of an American drive-in fast-food restaurant chain based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that is owned by Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings. As of September 5, 2018, there are Sonic restaurants in 45 U.S. states. In 2011, it was ranked 10th in ""QSR Magazine"" rankings of the top 50 quick-service and fast-casual restaurant brands in the nation (moving to 13th for 2015 and 2016). Known for its use of carhops on roller skates, the company annually"
"parties agreed to pay their own attorneys' fees. Burger Chef Burger Chef was an American fast-food restaurant chain. It began operating in 1954 in Indianapolis, Indiana, expanded throughout the United States, and, at its peak in 1973, had 1,050 locations. The chain featured several signature items, such as the Big Shef and Super Shef hamburgers. In 1982, the General Foods Corporation, then-owners of the Burger Chef trademark and name, divested itself of the restaurant chain, gradually selling to the owners of Hardee's. The final restaurant to carry the Burger Chef name closed in 1996. In 1954, Frank and Donald Thomas"
"Hero Certified Burgers Hero Certified Burgers is a Canadian restaurant chain franchise that sells hamburgers and other quick service restaurant fare. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and was founded in 2004. It had almost 60 locations as of March 2017, and opened its first store in the United States in 2015 in Elmwood Village, Buffalo, New York. The Buffalo location closed at the end of 2016. The company uses sustainably-sourced beef. The chain serves Cavendish Farms branded french fries from Prince Edward Island. The restaurant locations have Coca-Cola Freestyle machines on site. The chain was founded in 2004"