Oh dear. Is this their great idea, combining crappy restaurants together to try and get business? The biggest problem with restaurants beyond ultra-processed freezer bag and poison GMO ingredients, is they lack consistency. No one is making food with real quality ingredients and maintaining sufficient quality control. For instance we just discovered an In and Out restaurant was built in Loveland, Colorado within reach if we dip down into Colorado. And they specialize in simple burgers with fresh unfrozen hamburger patties, fresh cut french fries, lettuce, tomatoes, onions… (used to have one around the corner from the house in California). And their restaurants are always busy because they maintain consistency with better ingredients than most, and they’re thriving and expanding all throughout Colorado (still have the scripture references on the cups too). And their private owner is a billionaire with it being a private family business. So to be a successful restaurant is not difficult. But here’s the rub, most of these are corporate businesses run by boards placed by shareholders dominated by investment funds, and they’re purposely trying to poison their guests with harmful food ingredients to help get them into their huge wealth transfer scheme, the medical and pharmaceutical system. And being a successful restaurant is not their primary focus. And lets look at the main holders of Dine Brands who owns Applebees and IHOP.
https://www.outkick.com/culture/which-chain-restaurants-should-combine-forces-after-ihop-applebees
By Joe Kinsey
The news this week that IHOP & Applebee’s have opened a hybrid restaurant in Texas got me thinking about which chains should join forces next.
With sit down chain restaurants facing an uncertain future where Gen Z consumers would rather order via DoorDash and stay home, marketing departments are working overtime trying to figure out how to send a jolt through the industry.
The latest idea: Hybrids.
Dine Brands Global, the owner of IHOP and Applebee’s believes its dual brand operation in Seguin, Texas is just what society needed.
“For decades, Applebee’s and IHOP have been places where friends gather, families celebrate, and careers begin. Now, with our dual-branded restaurant, we are combining the strengths of both brands to create a unique and innovative dining experience that offers choice, variety, and value to guests,” Dine Brands chief executive officer John Peyton said in a press release.
“Our international success with this concept has shown that our brand menus complement each other, providing something for everyone, from early mornings to late nights. We are excited to bring this new dining option to Seguin and look forward to expanding it to more communities across the country.”
Dual-brand restaurants are like new age buffets where families no longer have to deal with the one kid who wants pancakes when dad wants a plate of ribs
Let’s face it, the days of buffets are pretty much history. Even Golden Corral is dipping its toes into the fast-casual world by opening what’s being called a Chipotle-like test kitchen in North Carolina where customers will walk through a line like they’re at a Boston Market (RIP, I think most of them are gone) and then they’ll pay at the end of the line like at Chipotle.
All of this brings us to the question many of you will be thinking about this weekend while hammering a plate of eggs at Waffle House.
Which chains should combine forces? Drive by a Waffle House at Happy Hour. It’s empty. Drive by a Hooters at breakfast. It’s empty.
What if you took Hooters and Waffle House, or Hooters and Cracker Barrel and created a dual-threat?
Imagine Waffle House with Hooters Girls slinging drinks on one half of the building. Imagine Hooters Girls serving you grits at a new age Cracker Barrel. Imagine the Hooters Girls sitting in the rocking chairs as you enter the gift shop.
Imagine Hooters Girls cheering for you as you enter Waffle House at 1 a.m.
Folks, it is time to let your minds go. IMAGINE. DREAM.
This is who we are as Americans. We innovate.
Tell us which chains should combine forces:
Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com