Breakfast/Brunch Restaurants

IHOP Trad

Pasadena, CA · Founded 1958 · ITHR

IHOP Franchisor LLC offers franchises for the development, sale and operation of International House of Pancakes and IHOP Restaurants at non-traditional venues such as schools, colleges, universities, military facilities, hospitals, airports, hotels, and other institutional settings. These restaurants feature IHOP pancakes and a diverse menu of breakfast, lunch and dinner items, offered in full-service, quick-serve, or fast-casual formats.

2026 Franchise 500
#39
1,681
units (2025)
year over year

Units by Year

1,637
2021
1,646
2022
1,703
2023
1,703
2024
1,681
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$436,482 – $4,632,445
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$25,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
3.5%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

4.5% of total gross sales

Leadership

  • John Peyton

    Chief Executive Officer, Dine Brands

  • Lawrence Kim

    President, IHOP

  • Vance Chang

    Chief Financial Officer, Dine Brands and IHOP

  • Christine K. Son

    Board of Managers and Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Secretary

  • Chris Padilla

    Acting Chief Information Officer, Dine Brands

  • Gordon P. Rowan

    Vice President Field Operations, IHOP

  • Varun Amesur

    Vice President, Restaurant Excellence, IHOP

  • Jacob A Barden

    Senior Vice President, Development, Dine Brands

  • Francis “Bill” William O’Keefe

    Vice President, Construction, Dine Brands

  • Allen Shinbashi

    Vice President, Quality Assurance and Risk Management, Dine Brands

On File

FDD years
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Franchisee records
1,597
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
8
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
65 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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