IHOP, one of America’s favorite restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, celebrated fifty years of great food, family and fun with more than 1,000 members of the IHOP family, including IHOP franchisees and vendor partners, at its annual National Franchise Conference (NFC) last week in Waikoloa, Hawaii. The four day conference honored IHOP’s past, celebrated its success in becoming number one in family dining, and established a new vision for its future — to create an insurmountable lead in the family dining restaurant category.
Julia A. Stewart, DineEquity Inc.’s chairman and chief executive officer, welcomed franchisees, vendor partners and IHOP employees in her opening address and recognized the system’s success in becoming number one in family dining, a vision the company established six years ago. The goal was realized this year as IHOP was recently named number one in system-wide sales by the restaurant industry’s leading trade publication, Nation’s Restaurant News.
“Today’s IHOP was built upon a solid foundation because of those before us who sought to create a brand that brought food and family together,” said Stewart. “Because of their leadership and hard work, today we celebrate a brand that for fifty years has listened to its guests to provide a warm and friendly dining environment. It is our privilege to lead this brand into the next fifty years, where with our current leadership we’ll continue to remain focused on delighting guests and build upon IHOP’s success to take our growth strategies to the next level.”
Logo from IHOP.
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