
Applebee's shorter menu is here to stay. Here's what got cut
CNN
Last year, when Applebee's sales took a hit in the pandemic, the chain slimmed down its menu. Now its sales are recovering, but Applebee's is sticking with the change.
"We're going to keep [the menu] lean," Applebee's president John Cywinski told CNN Business. During the pandemic, Applebee's cut down its menu from about 160 items to roughly 100, he said. The goal is to keep the menu at about 100 items going forward, he said. Applebee's (DIN) removed items that were complicated to prepare and didn't sell particularly well. Some examples: BBQ brisket tacos, sweet and savory grilled chicken, clam chowder, loaded potato soup, a brunch burger and the chain's triple bacon burger.
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