IHOP (restaurant chain)
IHOP (originally International House of Pancakes ) is an American restaurant chain that specializes in breakfast items such as pancakes , waffles , Poor Knight ( French toast ), omelets and blintze . Complete menus and desserts are also offered.
history
The brothers Al and Jerry Lapin and Albert Karris founded IHOP in 1958. The first restaurant opened on July 7, 1958 in Toluca Lake , about 20 kilometers north of Los Angeles . The original idea was to create a restaurant that offered a wide range of pancakes and various similar dishes at affordable prices. The chain is known for its wide range of syrups . Meanwhile, lunch and dinner are also offered. From 1979 to 1982 IHOP was owned by the Wienerwald holding owned by the Austrian restaurateur Friedrich Jahn .
As of September 30, 2011, IHOP had 1,532 stores in 50 states , Canada , Mexico, and Guatemala . IHOP's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IHP . The chain is headquartered in Glendale , California . In 2007 IHOP took over the Applebee's restaurant chain and changed the name of the holding company (for IHOP and Applebee's) to DineEquity on May 28, 2008 .
A branch was opened in Dubai in August 2012 and another in Kuwait in February 2013 .
Controversy
IHOP has been the focus of discussions in the Humane Society of the United States because of its exclusive use of caged eggs. In September 2010, IHOP sued the International House of Prayer and six other organizations for brand confusion . The proceedings were settled out of court in December 2010.
Web links
- Official website (access blocked from EU countries and Australia)
Individual evidence
- ↑ IHOP Company Overview . Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ↑ IHOP Changes Name To DineEquity> IHP . In: The Wall Street Journal . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Middle East gets its first IHOP location . Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ First restaurant opens in Kuwait . Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Exposé of IHOP Egg Supplier . Retrieved on January 17, 2012. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Complaint, Ihop IP, LLC v. International House of Prayer et al . PacerMonitor. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ↑ Donald Bradley: IHOP (the pancake maker) sues IHOP (the prayer center) over trademark . In: Kansas City Star , September 14, 2010.
- ↑ Glendale News-Press, (December 29, 2010) Pancake versus prayer dropped
