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IHOP
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Casual Dining
Founded1958
HeadquartersGlendale, California
Key peopleJulia Stewart, Al Lapin, Jr., Sherwood Rosenberg
IndustryRestaurants
Slogan"Come Hungry, Leave Happy"
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IHOP (originally the International House of Pancakes) is a United States-based restaurant chain that specializes in breakfast foods. While its focus is on breakfast foods such as pancakes, waffles, French toast, omelettes, and blintzes, it has evolved into also offering a menu of full course meals and a variety of desserts. As of June 30, 2007, the chain had 1,319 restaurants in 49 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada and Mexico.[1] Shares of IHOP trade under the symbol IHP on the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE: IHP The Chairman and CEO is Julia Stewart. The COO is Dennis Farrow.

History

The International House of Pancakes was founded in 1958 by Al Lapin, Jr., Albert Kallis, and financial partner Sherwood Rosenberg. The first restaurant opened on July 7, 1958, in Toluca Lake, California.[2] Since then, locations have been opened all over the United States, in the Canadian province of British Columbia and in the Mexican city of Monterrey. It also announced on October 23, 2006 that it is expanding into the province of Ontario as well. IHOP is headquartered in Glendale, California. IHOP has officially phased out use of the name, International House of Pancakes.

Current News

On July 16, 2007, IHOP Corp. stated it has agreed to acquire the bar-and-grill chain Applebee's International, Inc. in an all-cash transaction, valued at approximately $2.1 billion. Under the deal, IHOP will pay $25.50 per share for Applebee's.

IHOP said it would franchise most of Applebee's 500 company-owned stores. Applebee's has 1,943 restaurants overall worldwide, including those operated by franchisees.[3]

Restaurant designs and hours

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IHOP is willing to convert existing locations of other restaurants to the IHOP look as seen in El Segundo, California
The traditional A-frame restaurants are being phased out in favor of more practical designs, but the familiar blue roof remains. The early "IHOP"-only branding era brought about a kangaroo logo, which has now disappeared.

Some locations are open 24/7, but many choose not to follow this policy on holidays such as Christmas and New Year's.

Service style and menu

Each table has its own sugar boat and the four of the following flavors of syrup dispensers: blueberry, boysenberry, butter pecan, and strawberry. There is also service of warm maple-flavored syrup, brought out with every meal with Pancakes/Waffles. Recently, a major change was introduced in its core menu in an attempt to become more than just a breakfast restaurant. The new menu offers a diverse number of lunch and dinner entrees. Recently, Country Griddle Cakes disappeared from the menu, replaced by "Corn Cake Pancakes", which contain cornmeal in the batter.
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An IHOP in Poughkeepsie, New York
The "international" appellation of the chain derives from its three core crepe-style pancakes: "German" (served with powdered sugar and without sauce), "French" (served with orange marmalade), and "Swedish" (served with lingonberries and lingonberry butter). These fruit-topped crepes are offered with an egg-and-meat plate as the "International Passport Breakfast". Menu offerings such as French toast and Belgian waffles further reinforce the international theme.

Promotions

Recent advertisement campaigns have featured slogans such as, "Why not eat breakfast for dinner tonight?" and most recently "Come hungry. Leave happy." Other ad campaigns have revolved around menu items with novel names, such as the "Rooty Tooty Fresh & Fruity Breakfast", which consists of an egg-and-meat plate and two buttermilk pancakes topped with fresh banana slices, cool strawberries, warm blueberries, or cinnamon-spiced apple compote.

On February 28 2006, the chain held an annual "National Pancake Day" promotion offering a free "short stack" to each customer, with the request for each customer to voluntarily make a donation to charity. The short stack is three pancakes; the full stack, which was not free, is five. On February 20 2007, the chain repeated this promotion, with donations benefiting Children's Miracle Network, or other local charities. On both dates, the promotion coincided with Mardi Gras and, more particularly, Shrove Tuesday celebrations, during which some cultures around the world observe the date as Pancake Day. Since 2006, IHOP's National Pancake Day celebration has raised nearly one million dollars for charity.

In fiction

  • In Ali Liebegott's novel The IHOP Papers, the main character Francesca works at an IHOP in San Francisco, California.
  • In the novel Hoot when the character Dana trespasses on a construction site for a future fictional pancake restaurant called Mother Paula's, he is caught by police and is asked if he has any grudges against the restaurant chain and simply says that he likes IHOP better.
  • In the film I Am Sam, the title character, his daughter, and friends go to IHOP every Wednesday.
  • In one episode of Family Guy, Peter reminisced about one dragging incident when he and his friends Joe, Quagmire and Cleveland somewhat regretted hanging out with a big-horned devil monster. This was evidenced when the monster incessantly wanting all of them to go to IHOP, to which they all refused. It ended when the monster's horn nicked them all in the eye.
  • In the tv series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, in the episode Entropy, Dawn enters the kitchen for breakfast and discovers Buffy has laid out a huge breakfast of pancakes. Dawn asks "Did we open a chain? Are we an International House of something". This is a direct reference to the IHOP restaurant chain.

References

1. ^ IHOP FAQ. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
2. ^ IHOP - History. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
3. ^ IHOP to Buy Applebee's for About $1.9B.

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Pancakes are a type of flatbread prepared from a sweet batter that is cooked on a hot griddle or in a frying pan. They exist in several variations in many different local cuisines. Most pancakes are quick breads, although some are also made using a yeast-raised or fermented batter.
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waffle is a light batter cake cooked in a waffle iron, between two hot plates, patterned to give a distinctive shape.

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French toast (often known as eggy bread in the UK, pain perdu in French) is a popular breakfast food in North America, Europe and Hong Kong.

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Toluca Lake is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California.

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