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Applebee's

Applebee's Restaurants LLC. is an American company that develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar restaurant chain. Applebee's focuses on casual dining, with mainstream American dishes such as salads, chicken, burgers, and "riblets" (Applebee's signature dish).

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Genre
Casual dining
Founded
November 19, 1980; 45 years ago (1980-11-19) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Founders
Bill Palmer T. J. Palmer
Industry
Restaurants Franchising
Headquarters
Glendale, California, U.S.
Areas served
United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Brazil, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, India, Peru

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Applebee's

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples92
Avg. degree1.93
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Applebee's

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related to 1980–2006: Founding and going public · 34
Applebee's → Abe Gustin, Applebee's Division, Applebee's International, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill, Applebee's Rx, Appleby, As, Atlanta, Bar, Bill, Bill Palmer, Cinnamon's, Company, Decatur, Edibles, Elixirs, Georgia, Grace, He, In
related to Advertising · 14
Applebee's → Applebee's Apple, As, February, From, Get, In, It's, Jason Sudeikis, See, Sykes, The, There's, Together, Wanda Sykes
Products · 12
Applebee's → (burgers, appetizers, chicken, kids menu), pasta, ribs, salads, sandwiches, seafood, soup, steak, wraps
related to 2007–present: Acquisition by IHOP · 7
Applebee's → Applebee's International, Dine Equity, IHOP Corp, July, November, On July, The
related to Side-work compensation · 4
Applebee's → Illinois, In September, Since, The
Key people · 2
Applebee's → John Peyton (president), Stephen Bulgarelli (Chief Culinary Officer)
related to External links · 2
Applebee's → Official, SEC
Areas served · 1
Applebee's → United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Brazil, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, India, Peru
Founded · 1
Applebee's → November 19, 1980; 45 years ago (1980-11-19) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Founders · 1
Applebee's → Bill Palmer T. J. Palmer

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Applebee'sAreas servedUnited States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Brazil, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, India, Peru1.00infobox
Applebee'sFoundedNovember 19, 1980; 45 years ago (1980-11-19) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.1.00infobox
Applebee'sFoundersBill Palmer T. J. Palmer1.00infobox
Applebee'sGenreCasual dining1.00infobox
Applebee'sHeadquartersGlendale, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Applebee'sIndustryRestaurants Franchising1.00infobox
Applebee'sKey peopleJohn Peyton (president)1.00infobox
Applebee'sKey peopleStephen Bulgarelli (Chief Culinary Officer)1.00infobox
Applebee'sNumber of employees28,000 (2013)1.00infobox
Applebee'sNumber of locations1,787 (as of December 31, 2019)1.00infobox
Applebee'sParentDine Brands (2007–present)1.00infobox
Applebee'sProducts(burgers1.00infobox
Applebee'sProductschicken1.00infobox
Applebee'sProductspasta1.00infobox
Applebee'sProductsribs1.00infobox
Applebee'sProductssalads1.00infobox
Applebee'sProductsseafood1.00infobox
Applebee'sProductssoup1.00infobox
Applebee'sProductssteak1.00infobox
Applebee'sProductsappetizers1.00infobox
Applebee'sProductssandwiches1.00infobox
Applebee'sProductswraps1.00infobox
Applebee'sProductskids menu)1.00infobox
Applebee'sTrade nameApplebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar1.00infobox
Applebee'sTraded asNasdaq: APPB1.00infobox
Applebee'sTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
Applebee'sWebsiteapplebees.com1.00infobox

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