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Employees that made us who we are today.

It was important that we make our place feel familiar, relaxed and stress free; a place for all ages as a meeting place or a hang out.  We worked hard to make our  TJ Applebee's Edibles and Elixirs another great Atlanta concept. Now known as just "Applebee's", its beginning was the joint effort (like it or not) of a husband and wife team (a Mom and Pop organization) to achieve the mutual goal of success in everything we attempted. We were both equally driven, at 30 and 31 years of age, to be successful with our restaurant concept. Few people know that the first Corporate office was located in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia: in our home.  We lived and breathed our company constantly.  To be successful you must sacrifice so much of your life, missing out on family life; things that you will never have a chance to experience again.  Only you can decide if it's worth it all and just accept the consequences of your decisions.  Looking back, I wish I had continued to work for Delta Airlines and transferred out of Atlanta.  I met so many people that had already made their way in life.  So many temptations, to share a carefree life with someone a little older, mature, loving and caring; I just let them slip by…. came and went,only to

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Applebee's

North American casual dining chain

Logo since 2017
An Applebee's in Griffin, Georgia
Trade name	Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar
Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	Nasdaq: APPB
Industry	Restaurants Franchising
Genre	Casual dining
Founded	November 19, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-11-19) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Founders	Bill Palmer T. J. Palmer
Headquarters	Glendale, California , U.S.
Number of locations	1,787 (as of December 31, 2019)[1]
Areas served	United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Brazil, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, India, Peru
Key people	[3]
Products	American cuisine
Number of employees	28,000 (2013)[4]
Parent	Dine Brands (2007–present)
Website	www.applebees.com

Applebee's Restaurants LLC. is an American company that develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Barrestaurant chain. The Applebee's concept focuses on casual dining, with mainstream American dishes such as salads, chicken, burgers, and "riblets" (Applebee's signature dish).

History

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1980–2006: Founding and going public

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The Applebee's chain was founded by Bill and T. J. Pal