Dine Brands Global Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results

Dine Brands Global, Inc., the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar and IHOP restaurants, announced financial results for the second quarter of 2020.

“As we continue to navigate through the challenges currently facing our industry, we have remained resolute in our focus to return to growth. Throughout the second quarter, weekly comparable sales and traffic at both Applebee’s and IHOP improved as state and local governments began to ease restrictions on dining room operations. This, coupled with the significant growth of our brands’ off-premise business, contributed to...

Dine Brands Global Reports First Quarter 2020 Results 

Dine Brands Global, Inc., the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar and IHOP restaurants, announced financial results for the first quarter of 2020.

“As we continue to face new challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, I’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our family of team members and franchisees for their tireless dedication and resilience. Despite the tremendous adversity we’ve seen, and will continue to see, I could not be prouder of how our teams, franchisees and brands have come together to support one another and their communities. As we work to navigate this situation together...

Dine Brands Global Reports Solid Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Results

Dine Brands Global, the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar and IHOP restaurants, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2019.

“This past year for Dine Brands was defined by several significant achievements. Notably, we successfully completed a $1.3 billion refinancing of our existing debt through a securitization. We delivered a significant increase in net income of 30%, which resulted in strong growth in adjusted EBITDA of 19% for the year. Our franchised business model continued to generate robust adjusted free...

Postmates Partners with Dine Brands to Provide On-Demand Delivery

Postmates, the leader in enabling anyone to get nearly anything on-demand, announced today that is has partnered with Dine Brands (NYSE: DIN), the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar and IHOP restaurants. Postmates customers can now order from both of these restaurants in the more than 3,500 cities that the company operates in.

"Both Applebee's and IHOP are very popular on the Postmates platform," said Craig Whitmer, VP, Merchant Business Development, Postmates. "We are thrilled to provide customers access to these restaurants in the 3,500+ cities we operate in and as we near the busy holiday season, there is no better time to Postmate It."

From the outset of the partnership, Postmates and Dine Brands will integrate delivery orders directly into...

Dine Brands International Continues Expansion with Deal to Bring More IHOP Restaurants to Canada

Dine Brands International announced today an agreement with Saeed Minhas, of Minhas Holdings, to bring the IHOP brand to exclusive locations in the Greater Toronto Area. The agreement calls for 15 new IHOP locations over seven years. The first location is expected to open mid-year 2020.

The new locations are expected to create approximately 900 jobs and contribute up to $15 million to the construction industry in the Greater Toronto Area.

“IHOP is a strong brand with a huge fan base around the world, and we are excited to expand its presence in Canada,” said Saeed Minhas, CEO of Minhas Holdings. “We can’t wait for...