As restaurant prices continue to rise, casual dining brands are seeing consumers pull back. On a call with analysts Wednesday (Aug. 2) discussing its second-quarter 2023 financial results, The Cheesecake Factory, which has more than 320 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada, spoke to its...
Casual dining brands are realizing on-premises is no longer enough to retain today’s consumers’ loyalty. In recent months, leaders in the category have been emphasizing growth in their digital businesses. For instance, Brinker International, parent company of Chili’s Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy,...
Casual dining group Dine Brands is acquiring fast-casual chain Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. The parent company of the Applebee’s and IHOP brands announced Monday (Dec. 5) its $80 million deal to purchase the taco chain that includes 138 locations in 18 states. The acquisition marks the...
With consumers having grown accustomed to the ability to earn loyalty points from so many of their favorite brands’ apps, restaurants that do not offer rewards now risk falling behind. This month, a couple of the notable remaining holdouts, CKE Restaurants’ Hardees and Carl’s Jr....
February 25, 2020
Applebee’s parent company, Dine Brands Global, said that there will be fewer closures of Applebee’s this year and that it will even try to open some new restaurants, according to a report Monday (Feb. 24) by The Wall Street Journal. The news comes amid increasing challenges for so-called casual dining restaurants as they face a […]
November 01, 2019
Postmates announced that is has partnered with Dine Brands, the parent company of Applebee’s and IHOP, so that its customers can now order from both restaurants in the more than...
June 12, 2018
Borrowing from the strategy of fast food restaurants, Dine Brands is working on a new order-ahead technology. Through an app, diners can order their food ahead of time before dining...
