Applebee's




Applebee’s International, Inc., (Formerly T.J Applebee's RX for Edibles & Elixirs) is a company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain.
As of December 2011, there were 2,019 restaurants operating system-wide in the United States, one U.S. territory (Puerto Rico) and 15 other countries. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri after moving from Lenexa, Kansas in September 2011. On September 3, 2015, it was announced that DineEquity would be consolidating its headquarters for Applebee's and IHOP to DineEquity's Glendale, California location. As a result, President Steven R. Layt chose not to relocate and resigned effective September 4, 2015.