Why Denny's is in damage-control mode

[Ruby the Liberal]

14. Applebees response:

I wrote them and said that I was writing to comment about my concern about their CEO's lack of leadership on this NY franchisee issue, and that it has me questioning the health and safety of eating at Applebees in general. Form letter below, that apologized for "my confusion" on this issue. Fuck them.

Thank you for contacting us. The statements you reference were not made by our president, but by an independent franchisee in New York City. The views he expressed represent his perspective, not Applebee’s. To see the company’s response to this please click or copy/paste this link into your internet browser:

http://applebees.mwnewsroom.com/Home/Statement-From-Applebee’s®-President-Mike-Archer-R

We plan to keep growing our brand which will not only create jobs but continue giving us the opportunity to do right by employees including their opportunities for growth as well. We also realize that freedom of speech is a treasured hallmark of our nation and would never attempt to control any citizen’s right to exercise that constitutional privilege. We hope this clarifies the situation and regret the confusion.


Sincerely,

Kevin Neslage
Guest Relations Specialist