Introduction and Basis of Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Introduction and Basis of Reporting

Introduction and Basis of Reporting

Denny’s Corporation, or the Company, is one of America’s largest franchised full-service restaurant chains based on number of restaurants. As of December 25, 2024, the Company consisted of 1,568 restaurants, 1,493 of which were franchised/licensed restaurants and 75 of which were company operated. The Company consists of the Denny’s brand (“Denny’s”) and the Keke’s Breakfast Café brand (“Keke’s”). Keke’s was acquired on July 20, 2022. See Note 3 for details.

At December 25, 2024, the Denny’s brand consisted of 1,499 restaurants, 1,438 of which were franchised or licensed restaurants and 61 of which were company operated. Denny’s restaurants are operated in 50 states, the District of Columbia, two U.S. territories and 12 foreign countries with principal concentrations in California (24% of total restaurants), Texas (13%) and Florida (8%).

At December 25, 2024, the Keke's brand consisted of 69 restaurants, 55 of which were franchised restaurants and 14 of which were company operated. Keke’s restaurants are operated in six states with principal concentration in Florida (88% of total restaurants).

Certain reclassifications have been made in the 2023 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2024 presentation. These reclassifications did not affect total revenues or net income.