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title="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</a>: APPB</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category">Restaurants</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Casual_dining" class="mw-redirect" title="Casual dining">Casual dining</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">November 19, 1980<span class="noprint">; 44 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1980-11-19</span>)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founders</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Bill Palmer<br />T. J. Palmer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/Glendale,_California" title="Glendale, California">Glendale</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of locations</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,787 (as of December 31, 2019)<sup id="cite_ref-10K_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10K-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Areas served</div></th><td class="infobox-data">United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Brazil, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, India, Peru</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Tony Moralejo (<a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">president</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>Stephen Bulgarelli (Chief Culinary Officer)</li></ul></div><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_cuisine" title="American cuisine">American cuisine</a><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>(<a href="/wiki/Hamburger" title="Hamburger">burgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicken_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicken (food)">chicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasta" title="Pasta">pasta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pork_ribs" title="Pork ribs">ribs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salad" title="Salad">salads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seafood" title="Seafood">seafood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soup" title="Soup">soup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beefsteak" title="Beefsteak">steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appetizers" class="mw-redirect" title="Appetizers">appetizers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandwiches" class="mw-redirect" title="Sandwiches">sandwiches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrap_(food)" title="Wrap (food)">wraps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kids%27_meal" title="Kids' meal">kids menu</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">28,000 (2013)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dine_Brands" title="Dine Brands">Dine Brands</a><br />(2007–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.applebees.com">www<wbr />.applebees<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Applebee's Restaurants LLC.</b> is an American company that develops, franchises, and operates the <b>Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar</b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_restaurant_chains" title="List of restaurant chains">restaurant chain</a>. The Applebee's concept focuses on <a href="/wiki/Casual_dining" class="mw-redirect" title="Casual dining">casual dining</a>, with mainstream American dishes such as salads, chicken, pasta, burgers, and "<a href="/wiki/Riblets" class="mw-redirect" title="Riblets">riblets</a>" (Applebee's signature dish). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applebee%27s&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980–2006:_Founding_and_going_public"><span id="1980.E2.80.932006:_Founding_and_going_public"></span>1980–2006: Founding and going public</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applebee%27s&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1980–2006: Founding and going public"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Applebee's chain was founded by Bill and T. J. Palmer in July 1980. Their vision was "to create a restaurant that had a neighborhood pub feel to it and could offer friendly service along with quality fare at a lower price than most of their competition." The name “Appleby” was their first choice for this concept, but they found that it had already been registered.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also considered "Cinnamon's" and "Pepper's" before arriving at Applebee's.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They opened their first location on November 19, 1980 in <a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Georgia" title="Decatur, Georgia">Decatur, Georgia</a>, at the time named T.J. Applebee's Rx for Edibles & Elixirs. They opened a second location outside of <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a>, a few years later, and sold the company to <a href="/wiki/W._R._Grace_and_Company" title="W. R. Grace and Company">W. R. Grace and Company</a> in May 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-DMMD_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DMMD-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the transaction, Bill Palmer was named president of the Applebee's Division, an indirect subsidiary of W. R. Grace and Company. In that capacity, Palmer guided the operation from its entrepreneurial beginnings to a full-fledged franchise system. He became an Applebee's franchisee in 1985. Bill Palmer died in 2020. </p><p>In 1986, the name of the concept was changed to Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1988, Applebee's International, Inc., became the restaurant chain's franchiser when Kansas City franchisees Abe Gustin and John Hamra purchased the rights to the Applebee's concept from W. R. Grace.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1989, Applebee's opened their 100th restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1990s, Applebee's became one of the largest sit-down restaurant chains in the United States,<sup id="cite_ref-ShiftingScene_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShiftingScene-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it began <a href="/wiki/Public_company" title="Public company">trading publicly</a> in November 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1998, Applebee's opened its 1000th restaurant. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007–present:_Acquisition_by_IHOP"><span id="2007.E2.80.93present:_Acquisition_by_IHOP"></span>2007–present: Acquisition by IHOP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applebee%27s&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2007–present: Acquisition by IHOP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Applebees-lenexa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Applebees-lenexa.jpg/220px-Applebees-lenexa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Applebees-lenexa.jpg/330px-Applebees-lenexa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Applebees-lenexa.jpg/440px-Applebees-lenexa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2632" data-file-height="1242" /></a><figcaption>Former headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Lenexa,_Kansas" title="Lenexa, Kansas">Lenexa, Kansas</a> (now called Restaurant Support Center)</figcaption></figure> <p>On July 16, 2007, <a href="/wiki/Dine_Brands" title="Dine Brands">IHOP Corp.</a> announced that it agreed to buy Applebee's International for about $2.1 billion. Applebee's shareholders would receive $25.50 in cash per share, representing a 4.6% premium to the closing price on July 13, 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-Applebee's-Dec-2007-8-K_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Applebee's-Dec-2007-8-K-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The acquisition was completed on November 29, 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-Applebee's-Dec-2007-8-K_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Applebee's-Dec-2007-8-K-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Acquisition_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Acquisition-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after which IHOP Corp. was renamed <a href="/wiki/Dine_Brands" title="Dine Brands">Dine Equity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The combined company became the largest full-service restaurant company in the world, with more than 3,250 locations.<sup id="cite_ref-Acquisition_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Acquisition-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A major goal for the new ownership was to revitalize the chain, as well as shift towards a franchise model for the majority of its locations.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, the chain faced an uproar on the Internet after firing a waitress who posted a picture of a customer's receipt that had a rude note written on it objecting to a required gratuity, and then poorly handling their response to the incident.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 11, 2017, DineEquity announced that Applebee's would close between 105 and 135 locations by the end of the year. Same-store sales decreased 7% in the previous quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In-late 2017, Applebee's began to place an increased focus on promotions involving low-cost <a href="/wiki/Cocktails" class="mw-redirect" title="Cocktails">cocktails</a>, including a $1 <a href="/wiki/Margarita" title="Margarita">margarita</a> promotion dubbed the "Dollarita" in October, and $1 <a href="/wiki/Long_Island_iced_tea" title="Long Island iced tea">Long Island iced tea</a> (promoted as "L.I.T.s") in December. The drinks would serve as a <a href="/wiki/Loss_leader" title="Loss leader">loss leader</a>, with customers subsequently upsold towards higher-priced food products. Despite hesitation by some franchisees to participate, the promotions were associated with a major increase in traffic at some locations, and prompted the chain to offer similar promotions later on. Dine Brands' new CEO Steve Joyce credited the promotions with having helped influence a major financial turnaround at the company, noting that almost all customers who ordered one also ordered food, and that some customers also moved towards the other cocktails on its menu.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of December 31, 2019, there were 1,787 restaurants operating system-wide in the United States and 15 other countries, including 69 that are company owned and 1,718 that are franchised.<sup id="cite_ref-10K_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10K-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> United States locations have steadily declined in recent years and as of December 26, 2022, there were 1,586 locations.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2024, Dine Brands announced it was exploring Applebee’s-IHOP dual-branded restaurants that might launch within 12-24 months, after the successful introduction of prototypes in international markets. CEO John Peyton said the restaurants were the same size as standalone restaurants of each brand but generated twice the revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Advertising">Advertising</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applebee%27s&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Advertising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As part of the company's marketing campaign and slogan, <a href="/wiki/Wanda_Sykes" title="Wanda Sykes">Wanda Sykes</a> was hired in 2007 to voice the chain's new mascot, the Applebee's Apple.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The character appears in commercials touting Applebee's various specials and stating the new slogan "Together is good" or saying "Get it together, baby!" as the slogan appears at the bottom right of the screen. A new campaign started on February 25, 2008, without Sykes' character (the spokesapple), with the slogan "It's a whole new neighborhood." The commercials used both the original and new logos.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 2009 Applebee's changed its slogan again to "There's no place like the neighborhood." </p><p>From 2012 to 2016 Applebee's aired an advertising campaign focusing on fresh ingredients and new dishes, narrated by <a href="/wiki/Jason_Sudeikis" title="Jason Sudeikis">Jason Sudeikis</a>, featuring the slogan "See you tomorrow."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, Applebee's partnered with the country group <a href="/wiki/Zac_Brown_Band" title="Zac Brown Band">Zac Brown Band</a> on a Veteran's Day-themed "Thank You Movement" campaign to honor members of the U.S. military.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band's song "<a href="/wiki/Chicken_Fried" title="Chicken Fried">Chicken Fried</a>" has also been featured in a Applebee's commercial; in February 2022, Applebee's pulled its advertising from <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> after an incident where an inappropriately timed <a href="/wiki/Side-by-side_(graphic)" title="Side-by-side (graphic)">split-screen commercial break</a> featured live footage of the <a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine</a> shown alongside the ad.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late September 2017, Applebee's brought back its most famous slogan from the early-to-mid 2000s, "Eatin' Good in the Neighborhood." In 2022, Applebee's advertising fees accounted for 177.4 million U.S. dollars.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2021, after having removed it due to the impact of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, Applebee's restored its <a href="/wiki/Oreo" title="Oreo">Oreo Cookie</a> Shake to its menu. The chain and beverage had been mentioned in <a href="/wiki/Walker_Hayes" title="Walker Hayes">Walker Hayes</a>' song "<a href="/wiki/Fancy_Like" title="Fancy Like">Fancy Like</a>", which was subsequently featured in a new Applebee's commercial as well.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2024, the company introduced Applebee’s Date Night Pass. The $300 card would provide holders 52 date nights, from February 1, 2024 to January 21, 2025, the opportunity to spend $30 on food and non-alcoholic beverages either in restaurants or using takeout. It came during an inflationary environment for restaurants and was designed to make going out more accessible. <i><a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></i> reported this move came amid others that indicated the chain was emphasizing its role as an affordable place to eat, like bringing back all-you-can-eat boneless wings or heavily discounted margaritas. At the time of the announcement, it could also be used for online orders but not for those through third-party services.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applebee%27s&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Side-work_compensation">Side-work compensation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applebee%27s&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Side-work compensation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2006, Applebee's and its servers have been engaged in a lawsuit over hourly wages. The servers, who received a federal minimum wage of $2.13 per hour as tipped employees, allege that the company requires them to spend 20% of their time doing non-serving labor, for which they should be paid the federal non-tipped minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. 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