Founders Al and Jerry Lapin, along with early investors Al and Trudy Kallis, open the first International House of Pancakes in the Los Angeles suburb of Toluca Lake, California. Company begins to expand through franchising. Company is publicly traded under the name International House of Pancakes.

International House of PancakesIHOP / Full name IHOP (US: /ˈaɪ. hɒp/ EYE-hop; acronym for International House of Pancakes) is an American multinational pancake house restaurant chain that specializes in American breakfast foods.

600 BC - The first recorded mention of pancakes dates back to ancient Greece and comes from a poet who described warm pancakes in one of his writings. 1100 AD – Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) becomes a traditional way to use up dairy products before lent – the pancake breakfast is born.

For 61 years, the IHOP family restaurant chain has served our world famous pancakes and a wide variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner items that are loved by people of all ages - offering an affordable, everyday dining experience with warm and friendly service.

Designed by Kansas City's Studio Tilt, the mark is meant to be read as a smiley face. A simple, red swipe under the “eyes” of "O" and "P" is supposed to make you think of all the happily bulging waist bands trotting out of IHOPs doors after a feast of banana pudding pancakes.

A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan, often frying with oil or butter. It is a type of batter bread.

Here are some interesting historical and cultural facts about pancakes that you may not have known before:

• The oldest written record we have of pancakes is from ancient Greece.
• Pancakes were Ötzi the Iceman's last meal.
• Pancake Day and Shrove Tuesday fall on the same day.

IHOP's four-wall profits over the past few years have served steady, especially measured against other casual brands, including Applebee's, because its food and labor costs are lower. Comparing the first half of 2019 to the same period of 2018, IHOP franchisees actually had higher margins, CFO Thomas Song said.

A restaurant logo is a symbol or representation of the restaurant. It differentiates the restaurant from other restaurants and helps customers remember it.

hɒp/ EYE-hop; acronym for International House of Pancakes) is an American multinational pancake house restaurant chain that specializes in American breakfast foods. It is owned by Dine Brands Global - a company formed after IHOP's purchase of Applebee's, with 99% of the restaurants run by independent franchisees.

600 BC - The first recorded mention of pancakes dates back to ancient Greece and comes from a poet who described warm pancakes in one of his writings. 1100 AD – Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) becomes a traditional way to use up dairy products before lent – the pancake breakfast is born.

Here are some interesting historical and cultural facts about pancakes that you may not have known before:

• The oldest written record we have of pancakes is from ancient Greece.
• Pancakes were Ötzi the Iceman's last meal.
• Pancake Day and Shrove Tuesday fall on the same day.

A pancake is a thin, flat, circular piece of cooked batter made from milk, flour, and eggs. Pancakes are often rolled up or folded and eaten hot with a sweet or savoury filling inside.

But if you do start to wonder, you might be surprised to know there's a definitive reason why IHOP's egg dish is fluffier, airier, and more filling than most. As it turns out, that massive mountain of eggs isn't just eggs after all. The omelettes are actually made with some pancake batter in the mix.

A logo is a name, mark, or symbol that represents an idea, organization, publication, or product. Typically, logos (such as the Nike "swoosh" and Apple Inc.'s apple with a bite missing) are uniquely designed for easy recognition. Don't confuse the plural form of logo (logos) with the rhetorical term logos.

Brand symbols (colloquially called "logos") are visual characteristics of a brand. They represent the brand's personality and contribute to its recognition rate. The personality of a brand is determined by its content (brand core values) and its style (brand style), which must express these brand core values.