Julia Stewart, a nearly 40-year veteran of the restaurant industry, serves as chairman and chief executive officer of DineEquity Inc., one of the world’s largest full-service restaurant companies.
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Stewart famously rose to CEO after starting as a waitress at IHOP at the age of 16.
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As owner and franchisor of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP, DineEquity is a nearly $8 billion systemwide sales company, with more than 3,650 restaurants globally in 18 countries under both brands.
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Stewart presents before franchisees, restaurant operators and vendor partners at the IHOP brand’s 2014 International Franchise Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Stewart recognizes the IHOP brand’s ‘best of the best’ at the 2013 IHOP International Franchise Conference Awards Gala in Orlando, Florida
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Stewart, along with other company executives and members of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), commemorate the 10th annual IHOP National Pancake Day celebration by ringing the NYSE’s opening bell on March 3, 2015.
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In the 10 years in which IHOP has celebrated National Pancake Day, the brand and its franchisees have raised nearly $20 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities.