Off-premise sales strong at IHOP and Applebee's, dining rooms reopen
“Americans, now that they are increasingly vaccinated, with capacity restrictions being lifted across the country, with good weather, with a strong economy, people are returning to restaurants,” he told Nation’s Restaurant News after the earnings call. “And its because they want to gather and celebrate community and literally hug each other again, because we havent done that for 13 months.” He also said Dine Brands was still shopping for another concept. Peyton told investors that the...
Source: nrn.com