Waiter on the Way Blog

IHOP

Featured for this week’s Restaurant of the Week is the Fort Wayne IHOP.  By having IHOP as a restaurant partner, Waiter on the Way is able to deliver you IHOP’s mouthwatering breakfast anytime of the day, right to your door!  Can you imagine waking up in the morning, and calling Waiter on the Way and having IHOP at your door in 45 minutes to 1 hour?  Or how about a late dinner of a Colorado Omelette?  With IHOP and Waiter on the Way, we can make this happen.

IHOP was first opened in 1958  by Al and Jerry Lapin in the Los Angeles suburb of Toluca Lake, California and not long after, the International House of Pancakes began franchising to expand the company in 1960.

The company then in 1963 adopted the name International Industries after it acquired numerous franchised brands which it controlled throughout the 60s.  Some of these brands include: International House of Pancakes, Orange Julius, Love’s Wood Pit Barbecue, and Golden Cup Coffee Shops just to name a few.

In 1973, the International House of Pancakes introduced the acronym “IHOP” for the first time, and in 1991, the IHOP headquarters moved to Glendale, California and became publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock market.

In 2007, IHOP Corp. successfully completed the acquisition of Applebee’s International, Inc.  With more than 3,300 restaurants, the combination brings together two leading restaurant brands and creates the largest full service restaurant company in the world.