Articles from IHOP

Today, IHOP® announced it is the official breakfast partner of Xbox, celebrating with exclusive Xbox merchandise, games, and reward offers for loyalty members. The brand will also introduce a new menu centered around the highly anticipated game, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™, which includes the debut of IHOP’s new Fully Loaded French Toast.

IHOP® named Brandon & Shaleeza Collins as the 2023 Franchisee of the Year, awarded to them at the brand’s Global Franchisee Conference. Brandon’s parents, Ella and Larry Collins first opened their IHOP restaurant in 2006 after realizing the need in the North Baton Rouge community. In 2023, after spending several years learning the ins and outs of the restaurant, Brandon and his wife, Shaleeza, purchased the restaurant from them, excited to continue their legacy. Brandon and Shaleeza are proud franchisees in the South-Central Region, serving joy and smiles to guests and the community in which they were raised.

Today, IHOP® announced it’s bringing the weekend to the weekday by inviting guests to enjoy its new House Faves menu every Monday through Friday from 7am-10pm, for just $6. IHOP prides itself on listening and reacting to guest feedback quickly; knowing customers are constantly looking for more ways to save when dining out with their families, the brand curated its House Faves menu with some of its best-selling breakfast items for guests to enjoy for just $6.

IHOP®, a leader in the family dining restaurant sector, today announced that Jay Johns will retire after 16 years at Dine Brands and nearly six years as President of IHOP. Johns will step down from his role on January 6, 2025, but will remain involved with the company in an advisory capacity until March 2025. Lawrence Kim, previously Chief Innovation Officer at YUM! Brands has been appointed President Designee effective October 21, 2024, and will assume title of IHOP President on January 6, 2025.

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSEDIN), the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar®, IHOP® and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop® restaurants, announced today that it has reached an important milestone in its implementation journey updating 1,500 U.S. IHOP restaurants to TRAY POS systems.

Today, IHOP® announced the launch of Stacking Up Joy, a nationwide platform designed to bring people together in the communities its restaurants serve. Giving back to others on a national and local scale is part of IHOP's 65-year-old heritage, from supporting people experiencing food insecurity to the many individual franchise efforts in supporting smiles. IHOP’s Stacking Up Joy is a brand-wide effort sustained at every level of the business.

IHOP® has named Susan Mendenhall as the 2022 Franchisee of the Year, awarded to her at the brand’s 2023 Global Franchisee Conference. As a valuable member of the IHOP family for over 20 years, this is Mendenhall’s second time receiving this honor, the first in 2018 and the first female franchisee to receive the honor twice. Mendenhall is a proud franchisee of two IHOP restaurants located in Tri-Cities, WA.

Today, IHOP is celebrating 65 years of serving joy by encouraging guests to join in on the fun with a number of exciting anniversary offers available through August 27, including All You Can Eat Pancakes, Kids Eat Free, International Bank of Pancake® rewards, and more. The fun doesn’t stop there because the brand is also celebrating its anniversary with its birthday buddy, actor Kevin Bacon, who turned 65 this July.

On the heels of its largest menu evolution to-date, IHOP® is excited to serve more joy to more guests with NEW Pancake Tacos, handheld pancakes available in all day sweet and savory flavors. After a successful debut of the IHOP “Choco-Pancake” at a local Houston, TX location last summer, the team is bringing Pancake Tacos to the table nationwide, a first in the family dining space.

Today, IHOP® announced the brand is spreading more joy with its largest menu evolution to-date, featuring a selection of craveable items spanning across breakfast, lunch, dinner, and beyond. This new menu was driven by the brand’s research that identifies exactly what guests are looking for when it comes to IHOP’s menu – quality ingredients, options that meet the indulgent and lighter side of cravings, choice, and value.

Today, IHOP® is kicking off the brand’s 65th Year of Joy by re-introducing a beloved signature menu item, the Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity Combo, available for just $6 at participating locations nationwide*. This limited-time menu item goes hand in hand with the #HowDoYouRooty? influencer campaign, in which IHOP has enlisted content creators throughout various TikTok beats to inspire guests to express and celebrate themselves in an imaginative way.

Today, IHOP® announced the newest member to lead the brand’s culinary team, naming Arthur Carl II to the position of Vice President, Culinary. In this role, Carl will be responsible for driving the evolution of the iconic IHOP menu and continuing to bring a smile to guests’ faces with craveable additions across all dayparts. Carl will report directly to Kieran Donahue, Chief Marketing Officer, IHOP.

Today, IHOP® announced the new IHOP Mini Pancake Cereal – Blueberry & Syrup, a surprise innovation coming to shelves starting this month. The brand listened to guests and fans to create this collaboration with General Mills, partnering together to bring something joyful and delicious from IHOP right to your breakfast table.

Today, IHOP® named Maaza Henry as the Franchisee of the Year for 2021 at the brand’s 2022 Global Franchisee Conference. A valuable member of the IHOP family for 24 years, Henry started her career as an Assistant Manager and is now the proud franchisee of two IHOP restaurants located in Southern Pines, NC and Charlotte, NC.

Today, IHOP® announced it dropped its first NFT, New French Toast. While the NFT is not a non-fungible token, you can taste and try the new Thick ‘N Fluffy French Toast for yourself when dining in or to-go at participating IHOP locations. The new Thick ‘N Fluffy French Toast features two slices of thick and fluffy bread dipped in a vanilla, cinnamon batter and prepared on the IHOP griddle, available in classic, strawberry banana, and lemon ricotta mixed berry flavors. Guests can redeem the Thick ‘N Fluffy French Toast for only 10 PanCoins in the International Bank of Pancakes Stack Market during the first two weeks of launch.

Today, IHOP announced that the brand is continuing to spread joy to more guests by bringing back the famed Milkshake Monday holiday, which will take place on Monday, September 12 as a sweet start to everyone’s week. In its second year, Milkshake Monday falls on National Chocolate Milkshake Day, but IHOP welcomes all flavors to be part of the special deal.

Today, IHOP® announced that it is continuing to spread joy to more guests by offering a selection of craveable, made-to-order Griddle Combos, Steakburgers, and Chicken Sandwiches on its Choice menu. The Choice menu is available across all dayparts, making it easier for guests to order their perfect IHOP meal combinations both in-restaurant and through the brand’s updated mobile app and website.

Today, IHOP® announced the launch of the mayhem-loving, mischievous Minions to its menu. From now through August 21, guests are invited to enjoy IHOP’s limited-time summer items inspired by Illumination’s new film, Minions: The Rise of Gru (in theaters July 1). The crave-able menu features eight new food and beverage options and is available at participating IHOP locations nationwide.

Today, IHOP® announced it is officially opening the International Bank of PancakesSM, the brand's first-ever loyalty program. To share the news and spread joy across the country, IHOP enlisted the help of Award-winning Actress and Comedian Niecy Nash, Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, Gymnast Influencer and Poet Katelyn Ohashi, and a roster of social media influencers and creators.

Today, IHOP® announced a brand refresh with the new campaign, “Let’s Put a Smile on Your Plate,” and introduced Pereira O’Dell as its new creative agency of record. The campaign will officially debut on April 11 in a 30-second and 15-second spot on linear and OTT television. Throughout this campaign, the brand is focused on the quality of food and the joyful atmosphere IHOP provides, additionally the red smile from IHOP’s logo will become a recurring physical element that comes to life across all aspects of the IHOP experience. First seen in the ads, it will then roll out to restaurants, OOH installations, events, and more.

Today, IHOP® launches its limited-time holiday menu to spark joy and help guests relieve holiday stress with delicious food. The new menu includes a variety of savory and sweet options for every palette, featuring popular flavors and quality ingredients from the season – such as fresh cranberries and all-natural roasted turkey – to satisfy every craving.

Today, IHOP® introduces its latest menu innovation of Hand-Crafted Melts, a collection of sandwiches with savory flavors, as part of the restaurant’s ongoing commitment to the prioritization of the P.M. daypart and portable menu options. Guests can choose from a lineup of seven different Hand-Crafted Melts – featuring craveable flavors and quality ingredients such as 100% Black Angus steak and all-natural roasted turkey.

Today, IHOP® named Rayaan, 8, of Orange County, Calif. as the 2021 IHOP Kid Chef Champion. The third-annual Kid Chef contest invited pediatric patients ages 6-16 from any Children’s Miracle Network Hospital to unleash their culinary creativity and concoct a new pancake recipe. Rayaan earned the 2021 chef’s coat with his Caramel Apple a la Mode pancake recipe: two fluffy buttermilk pancakes topped with warm, cinnamon-spiced apples, drizzled with caramel sauce, and crowned with one scoop of premium vanilla ice cream.

Today, IHOP® unveiled its new libations menu of ‘Bubbles, Wine & Brews,’ available at select locations.* The exclusive menu features domestically and locally sourced beers, as well as wine options.

Beginning today, IHOP® restaurants are on a mission to turn a year’s worth of frowns upside down through much-needed Pancake Support, a Twitter resource solely focused on coming together over the comfort and warmth of pancakes. After a year like no other, IHOP recently launched its new creative campaign, “We Could All Use A Pancake,” which is designed to welcome guests back and celebrate IHOP’s strongly-held belief that those little circles of yumminess have the power to bring us together and put a smile on our faces – something we’ve all been missing over the past year.

Today, IHOP® unveiled the latest plans to launch a pilot of its new fast-casual concept, flip’d by IHOP (flip’d). The new brand aims to address the growing demand for made-to-order breakfast, lunch and dinner that is convenient and fresh, all at a great value, allowing guests to enjoy an exciting menu of IHOP-inspired favorites in an innovative way.

IHOP® today declared Monday, May 10, 2021 as “Milkshake Monday,” as a sweet start to the week with a wink and a laugh. The promotion was sparked by one very famous fan’s penchant for milkshakes, following his viral visit to a busy IHOP restaurant last week in Manhasset, Long Island, NY.

IHOP® today introduced the brand’s new Steakhouse Premium Bacon, its latest menu innovation on the new Bacon Obsession menu, making IHOP the first national family dining restaurant chain to provide this one-of-a-kind offering – all at the great value guests expect from IHOP. Steakhouse Premium Bacon is a juicy, delicious thick-cut piece of bacon that is five times thicker than IHOP’s regular bacon, fried to tender, crispy perfection and finished with a maple glaze for the perfect savory and sweet combination.

IHOP® announced today that it is seeking to achieve the goal of 10,000 new hires for their franchised locations over the coming months. As part of this effort, the brand will also be hosting National Recruiting Day on Wednesday, May 19. These open restaurant positions include a variety of part- and full-time opportunities across all 1,600+ restaurants across the IHOP system.