Denny's

Denny's Corporation

Logo since April 2, 2019
Corporate headquarters in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, in July 2012
Trade name	Denny's
Formerly	Danny's Donuts Danny's Coffee Shops Denny's Coffee Shops
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: DENN Russell 2000 component
Industry	Restaurants Franchising
Genre	Diner
Founded	1954; 71 years ago (1954) (as Danny's Donuts) in Lakewood, California, U.S.
Founders	Harold Butler Richard Jezak
Headquarters	Spartanburg, South Carolina , U.S.
Number of locations	1,499 (2024)[1]
Key people	Kelli Valade (CEO)[2]
Revenue	US$452 million (2024)
Operating income	US$45.3 million (2024)
Net income	US$21.6 million (2024)
Total assets	US$496 million (2024)
Total equity	−US$34 million (2024)
Number of employees	3,800 (2024)
Website	dennys.com
Footnotes / references [3]

Denny's (also known as Denny's Diner on some locations' signage) is an American table service diner-style restaurant chain. It operates over 1,400 restaurants in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and several other international locations. Founded in 1953 as a donut stand in Lakewood, California, under the name Danny's Donuts, the chain has grown to one of the largest full-service family restaurant chains in the United States.