Serving America's Families For More than 50 Years
Denny's® is the most recognized name in family dining providing classic American fare at a reasonable price and warm, inviting service for more than 50 years. With approximately 1,600 restaurants across America and system-wide sales of more than $2 billion, Denny's is one of the largest full-service family restaurant chains in the United States.
Denny's restaurants offer a casual dining atmosphere and moderately priced meals served 24 hours a day at most locations. Denny's is well known for its breakfasts served around the clock, including the popular Moons Over My Hammy and Original Grand Slam®. Denny's menu also features a variety of appetizers, hamburgers, sandwiches, salads, chicken, steak and seafood entrees as well as desserts.
Specialty menus for health conscious guests feature low-fat offerings. The chain also offers customers age 55 and over selections at special prices and children 10 and under a specially priced menu. In addition, Denny's offers free refills on coffee, tea, soft drinks and lemonade.
At year end 2010, there were 1,658 Denny's restaurants: 232 were owned and operated by the company and 1,426 were operated under franchise and licensing agreements. The restaurants are located in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Guam, Mexico, New Zealand and Puerto Rico. The majority of restaurants are located in California, Florida and Texas. Denny's ended 2010 with system wide sales of $2.2 billion and $1.8 million average unit sales for company-operated restaurants. There are 11,200 employees at Denny's company restaurants.
VisionBuilding on our position as the Classic American Diner, we will become the world's largest, most admired and beloved family of local restaurants. In doing so, we will reward all stakeholders in pursuit of our mutual success.
MissionEvery hour of every day we bring friends, family and communities together by serving up classic, affordable comfort food in a warm, embracing, come-as-you-are environment. We will accomplish this by unwavering commitment to our Guiding Principles.