
Fan-Favorite Offer Returns to Applebee’s with a Dozen Double Crunch Shrimp for Only $1 with any Steak Entrée
Applebee's is offering a promotion with Double Crunch Shrimp and a steak entrée for $1.
Applebee's is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 327 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Applebee's parent company, Dine Brands, has adopted a stockholder rights plan, also known as a poison pill, to protect against a potential takeover by activist investors [[2026-10-30 Dine Brands fights acquisition attempt with poison pill (5412a6)]]. * Dine Brands Global has adopted a shareholder rights plan after reports that investment firms are seeking an acquisition, with a potential offer of $39 per share [[2026-10-29 Dine Brands Global swallows a poison pill (091493)]]. * Applebee's is introducing new menu items for winter, including skillets and warm bowls, to provide comforting and warming options for the colder weather [[2026-10-19 Menus get ready for chillier days ahead (1f82cc)]]. * Applebee's has expanded its menu lineup after the success of its O-M-Cheese Burger, creating an entire platform around cheese [[2026-09-17 How a popular burger drove Applebee’s to double down on cheese (fb5e8b)]]. * Multi-unit restaurant franchisee bankruptcies have surged in 2026, with at least 10 significant filings representing several hundred locations across chains like Hardee's, Subway, and Applebee's [[2026-09-16 Why multi-unit restaurant franchisee bankruptcies are surging in 2026 (1405ba)]]. * Dine Brands is converting single-branded restaurants to dual-branded Applebee's and IHOP locations to generate sales lifts and avoid closures [[2026-08-13 How Dine’s dual-brands can stave off closures (652081)]]. * Applebee's saw a 1.8% decline in same-store sales growth in Q2, while IHOP achieved 1.5% growth, with the company implementing a barbell pricing strategy [[2026-08-05 Dine Brands reports Q2 IHOP outperformance while Applebee’s sees slow improvement (05532a)]]. * Elevated fuel costs are pressuring both restaurant consumers and operators, with Applebee's responding with value offerings to protect its core consumers [[2026-08-20 Elevated fuel costs are pressuring both restaurant consumers and operators (b32a49)]]. Filed under Restaurants / Casual dining.

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