
Bloomin' Brands, the parent company of Outback Steakhouse, faces consumer pressures as it focuses on increasing traffic at its steakhouse and Carrabba’s Italian Grill. Dine Brands, the parent company of Applebee's and IHOP, experiences stock decline due to profit and sales miss attributed to price-sensitive consumers in Q1. Dine Brands CEO John Peyton acknowledges consumer shift towards lower-priced items but remains confident in the brands' promotional strategy, aiming to attract fast-food customers with deals amidst tough industry competition.





🇺🇸 Applebee's owner Dine Brands wants to steal fast-food customers with its deals https://t.co/JDTFNfCwNm
Applebee’s and IHOP owner Dine Brands is using deals to try to lure in fast-food customers frustrated with menu prices. https://t.co/9rFIFctIOQ
Despite closing 33 stores last year, Dine Brands’ @Applebees finished Q1 2024 on a high note, with March year-over-year (YoY) visits up 3.8%. Dine Brand’s @IHOP outperformed last year’s December visit boost and ended the quarter with March visits up 3.5% YoY. $DIN https://t.co/TEYACtFe1K