Applebee's

Applebee's is an American food company that develops, franchises and operates Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill. There are over two thousand restaurants all across the United States, Puerto Rico and several outside countries. The concept of this company represents casual dining. Their food includes salads, shrimp, chicken, pasta, barbecue ribs and fish. The company is centered in Kansas City, Missouri. It was put into operation on November 19, 1980.

Applebee's

Company type	Wholly owned subsidiary
Industry	Restaurants
Genre	Casual dining
Founded	Decatur, Georgia, U.S. (January 1, 1980 (1980-01-01))
Founder	Bill Palmer, TJ Palmer
Headquarters	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Number of locations	2,003 (2013)[1]
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Julia Stewart, CEO of DineEquity, Inc. Mike Archer, President
Revenue	US$2.52 billion (2006)[2]
Operating income	US$130.78 million (2006)[2]
Net income	US$80.91 million (2006)[2]
Total assets	US$935.4 million (2006)[2]
Total equity	US$486.65 million (2006)[2]
Number of employees	28,000 (2013)[3]
Parent	DineEquity, Inc.
Website	applebees.com