Denny’s is closing 150 restaurants

cnn ^ | 10-22-24 | Jordan Valinsky

[dynachrome]

Denny’s is closing 150 restaurants over the next year, and the 71-year-old diner chain is mulling a major change to its 24/7 operating hours.

Fifty locations are set to close by the end of 2024, while the remaining 100 will shutter in 2025, Denny’s announced in an earnings call Tuesday. That amounts to a tenth of its restaurants, leaving 1,375 locations once completed. A specific list of closing restaurants weren’t immediately announced.

Denny’s is targeting “underperforming restaurants” that are weighing down the company’s financial performance, according to Steve Dunn, Denny’s executive vice president and chief global development officer. The affected locations are either too old to be remodeled or in areas that have become unprofitable.

[dynachrome]

Too bad. The midnight fights were entertaining.

[xoxox]

I thought the Diner Denny’s was cool.

[Red Badger]

That’s a Walk Off Grand Slam!...….

[packagingguy]

The economy is great! Never let anybody take your joy from you!

[Beowulf9]

Wish there was a list of locations that are closing.

[bray]

Thank you Biden/Harris.

[rlmorel]

I laughed, because my first thought was “What the hell are hungry troublemakers going to do at 1:00 AM???”

[rlmorel]

OTOH, I always enjoyed going to Denny’s. Not great food, but largely predictable, which has value.

[ComputerGuy]

I’ve always opted for Waffle House. They attract a better class of clientele.

[BBQToadRibs2]

IHOP makes Denny’s look like a wannabe.

For the record:
“Denny’s has not released a list of the restaurants set to close, nor the states that will be most affected.”

[Red Badger]

Waffle house......

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Waffle House, but they’re better about 2 a.m...

Google “waffle house fights”..

[Menehune56]

After midnight drunk food in my earlier days.

[V_TWIN]

Evil Denny’s creating food deserts in certain ethnic areas.......somebody’s gonna say it, mark my words.

[RightOnTheBorder]

La Quinta’s across the country go into mourning.

[Red Badger]

That’s a distinction without a difference..........

[ComputerGuy]

Zackly

[thefactor]

I’d love to see a map of the locations being closed.

[FlingWingFlyer]

LOL!

[cuban leaf]

Last time I went to Denny’s, I had a Grand Slam for $2.99.