Denny's is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 287 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Denny's franchisee Yadav Enterprises has acquired several brands, including Taco Cabana, Nick the Greek, Del Taco, and Denny's [[2026-11-02 Franchisee of the Year Yadav Enterprises Builds an Empire with a Long-Term View (8f640e)]]. * Denny's presented $1.24 million to Cookies for Kids' Cancer during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month [[2026-10-02 Denny’s Presents $1.24 Million for Childhood Cancer Research, Calls on Restauran (d6caf7)]]. * Denny's has launched Project Grand Slam, a multi-pronged initiative to boost sales and unit growth [[2026-09-23 How Denny’s is loading the bases for Project Grand Slam turnaround (5e8565)]]. * Denny's has closed 5 locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin as part of its portfolio optimization strategy [[2026-09-09 Denny’s closes another 5 locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin (494da1)]]. * Denny's has launched a national catering program through a partnership with ezCater as part of its turnaround plan, Project Grand Slam [[2026-08-18 Denny’s launches catering (23f171)]]. * Denny's hired Aaron Howard as its new chief operating officer to play a critical role in its turnaround plan, Project Grand Slam [[2026-07-08 Denny’s hires a Cracker Barrel veteran as COO (46c1b0)]]. * Denny's is leveraging a world-record rowing feat by Kelsey Pfendler, who ate at the chain before her journey, to bolster its brand turnaround efforts [[2026-07-27 She Ate at Denny’s Before She Set a Record Rowing Solo Across the Pacific — Here (59e370)]]. * Family dining chains that don't serve dinner, like some of Denny's competitors, saw sales grow 11.6% in 2025 [[2026-05-27 Family Dining Chains That Don’t Serve This Meal Saw Sales Grow 11.6% (207794)]]. Filed under Restaurants / Bakery & breakfast.
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We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#149, December 9, 2025).
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