Friday, 25 May 2007

Applebee's chief to push marketing, menu changes

(Reuters) - "It's been a challenging year," Applebee's CEO David Goebel
said at the company's annual meeting here before laying out a
series of new directives. Overland Park, Kansas-based
Applebee's has been hurt by a pullback in consumer spending and
increased competition with other bar-and-grill chains.




In what will be the company's most visible move, Applebee's
will roll out a new advertising campaign next week called
"Grilling Fresh" in conjunction with celebrity chef Tyler
Florence.


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