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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: First Co-Branded Applebee’s/IHOP Restaurant to Debut in 2017"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3d16f79f-7b7a-4f61-99ad-0ec1c348ebda
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-first-co-branded-applebeesihop-restaurant-to-debut-in-2017-8838
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-12-23T14:09:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:07:21.078Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: First Co-Branded Applebee’s/IHOP Restaurant to Debut in 2017

**TL;DR:** The first co-branded Applebee's/IHOP restaurant will open in Detroit in 2017, featuring both brands' menus and a 300-seat layout. DineEquity Inc. announced the restaurant, which will be operated by franchisee Team Schostak Family Restaurants.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-12-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-first-co-branded-applebeesihop-restaurant-to-debut-in-2017-8838).*

## Story

The very first Applebee’s/IHOP restaurant will open by late 2017 in Detroit, according to a recent Nation’s Restaurant News article . DineEquity Inc., based in Glendale, California said the restaurant will take up 11,939-square feet and will be a 300-seat restaurant with franchisee Team Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR).

“TSFR is proud to expand our portfolio by uniquely combining two nationally recognized and family-oriented brands into one hybrid restaurant in the City of Detroit," Schostak said.

The co-branded restaurant will serve both the full Applebee’s menu and a number of IHOP’s breakfast foods and beverages.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- restaurant opening (topic)
- menu expansion (topic)
- Applebee's (company)
- IHOP (company)
- Detroit (location)
- franchisee partnership (topic)
- co-branded restaurant (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-first-co-branded-applebeesihop-restaurant-to-debut-in-2017-8838). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3d16f79f-7b7a-4f61-99ad-0ec1c348ebda).