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DESPITE being the largest casual dining chain in America, Applebee's International has long tried to position itself as a local gathering place.
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Ivankoe says he believes the dining chain company, which owns Chili's, is appropriately slowing its growth.
Applebee's, the largest casual dining chain in the U.S., has signed a deal with restaurant tablet hardware and software provider E la Carte, which will see it introducing 100,000 tableside tablets to its locations starting in 2014, with the rollout completed by year-end.
Early '90s Here, the family dressed as waiters from an upscale franchise dining chain.
Founded in 1987, the company was built largely upon the success of Outback, the casual dining chain with an Australian bent.
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The transaction comes as other casual dining chains struggle to turn around their operations under private equity ownership.
"Casual dining" chains like Olive Garden have struggled as "fast casual" operations like Chipotle and Panera Bread have eaten into their share of the market.
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The restaurants were in five "casual dining" chains.
But casual dining chains have had their problems lately, with sales softening as budget-conscious consumers trade down.
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