3 a.m. bankruptcy filings, unpaid millions, and IHOb burgers: Inside the $23 million battle raging within Applebee’s (DIN)

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Applebee’s parent company, Dine Brands, and its second-largest franchisee, RMH Holdings, are battling in court, with Dine Brands attempting to take control of dozens of the franchisee’s restaurants.  RMH controls more than 140 Applebee’s locations and filed for bankruptcy in May, blaming Dine Brands’ “ill-advised and value-destroying” decisions for struggling sales and […]

I went to the world’s largest Applebee’s to figure out why chain restaurants are dying

Peter Balonon-Rosen/Marketplace The world’s largest Applebee’s is just north of Times Square in Manhattan. Its plethora of problems reveal why chain restaurants aren’t capturing millennials’ hearts. “Welcome to Applebee’s.” That’s the first thing I hear. The words ring out, even before the large glass door closes behind me. A young hostess in a black shirt, […]

Customers are developing new habits and it’s killing Applebee’s and Buffalo Wild Wings

The dining experience at restaurants is changing and hurting casual-dining chains like Applebee’s and Buffalo Wild Wings. More and more people are opting for fast-casual dining and eating at home thanks to low cost of groceries. It’s a problem large enough that restaurants are scrambling to keep diners coming through their doors. Follow BI Video: On […]

Elon’s brother Kimbal Musk has a plan to challenge TGI Friday’s and Applebee’s in the battle for millennials in Middle America

Kimbal Musk (the younger brother of Elon) wants to revolutionize the way America eats — this time, with cheap and nutritious food. In late 2016, Musk launched Square Roots, an urban farming incubator program in Brooklyn, New York. In 2011, he started a nonprofit program that has installed “Learning Gardens” in over 300 schools, with the intention of teaching kids about agriculture.  His longest-running food […]