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Applebee's expects to close at least 60 more restaurants
The franchisor also plans to announce an acquisition within roughly the next year.
IHOP debuts new logo for the first time in more than 2 decades
The family restaurant chain’s updated logo features a prominent smile, a departure from its former logo, which one IHOP executive noted “appeared as a person’s frown.”
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