IHOP

IHOP Restaurants, LLC
	The IHOP logo used since 2015
Trade name	IHOP
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Restaurants
Founded	July 16, 1958; Burbank, California
Founders	Jerry Lapin, Al Lapin Jr. and Albert Kallis
Headquarters	Glendale, California, U.S.
Number of locations	1,841 (December 31, 2022)
Areas served	United States (including Puerto Rico); Canada; Mexico; Guatemala; United Arab Emirates; Kuwait; Saudi Arabia; Qatar; Bahrain; Egypt; Ecuador; Pakistan; India; Panama; Peru;
Key people	Jay Johns, President
Products	Breakfast foods; Lunch; Dinner; Sandwiches;
Revenue	US$349.6 million (2006)
Operating income	US$72.8 million (2006)
Net income	US$141.1 million (2006)
Number of employees	32,300 (2007)
Parent	Dine Brands; (1976–present)
Website	www.ihop.com

IHOP Restaurants LLC (US: /ˈaɪ.hɒp/ EYE-hop; acronym for International House of Pancakes) is an American multinational pancake house restaurant chain that specializes in American breakfast foods. It is owned by Dine Brands—a company formed after IHOP's purchase of Applebee's, with 99% of the restaurants run by independent franchisees.

While IHOP's focus is on breakfast foods, it also offers a menu of lunch and dinner items. The company has 1,841 locations in the Americas (United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Guatemala), the Middle East (United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar) and the South Asian Subcontinent (India and Pakistan), including 161 that are owned by area licensees and 1,680 that are franchised.^[2]^[3] While many of its locations are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the chain's minimum operating hours are 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.^[5]

^ Goldstein, Alan (August 5, 1986). "The IHOP : Chain Goes Flat Out to Prove That It Serves More Than Just Pancakes". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Dine Brands Global, Inc". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 24, 2020. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Dawson, Gloria (June 3, 2019). "IHOP announces new brand president". Nation's Restaurant News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Joe Bramhall. "IHOP Corp". Hoovers. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
^ "Viva La Difference!". www.aljacobskitchen.com. June 8, 2019. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

[IHOP_History-1] Goldstein, Alan (August 5, 1986). "The IHOP : Chain Goes Flat Out to Prove That It Serves More Than Just Pancakes". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

[10K-2] "Dine Brands Global, Inc". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 24, 2020. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

[world-3] Dawson, Gloria (June 3, 2019). "IHOP announces new brand president". Nation's Restaurant News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2019.

[ihop-4] Joe Bramhall. "IHOP Corp". Hoovers. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2007.

[5] "Viva La Difference!". www.aljacobskitchen.com. June 8, 2019. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

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