IHOP
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.
The IHOP logo used since 2015 | |
Trade name | IHOP |
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| 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 | |
Key people | Jay Johns, President |
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| Revenue | US$349.6 million (2006) |
| 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 |
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. 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.