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"At Dine Brands, service to our guests goes hand-in-hand with respect for our planet, our people and our communities."
JP Bio Photo JOHN PEYTON Chief Executive Officer
Our Business Responsibility Commitment

Food Safety & Quality

Food safety and quality are at the core of our restaurants. We work closely with our suppliers and restaurant operators to develop and implement robust safety standards and procedures that are used within or benefit the restaurants and their products.

It is Applebee’s, Fuzzy’s and IHOP’s number one priority to provide safe and consistent food across the supply chain daily. We believe that our distributors and suppliers must be held to the same high-level standards as the restaurants. Food safety and quality are critical in how our Brands operate restaurants and the protocols in place ensure the health and safety of our team members and guests.

Our Experts on Animal Health & Welfare

We formed the Animal Health and Welfare Advisory Council to guide our approach to ethical food sourcing.

Dr. Juan “Juanfra” F. DeVillena
Sr. VP, Quality Assurance and Food Safety
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Sr. VP, Quality Assurance and Food Safety
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Bruce Feinberg
Former Senior Director
Global Protein & Dairy Quality Systems
McDonald’s Corp.
Former Senior Director
Global Protein & Dairy Quality Systems
McDonald’s Corp.
Dr. Anna K. Johnson
Kerr Livestock Welfare, LLC Kerr Livestock Welfare, LLC
Stewart T. Leeth
Chief Sustainability Officer
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Chief Sustainability Officer
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Yuko Sato
Poultry Extension Veterinarian
and Diagnostic Pathologist
Iowa State University
Poultry Extension Veterinarian
and Diagnostic Pathologist
Iowa State University
Dr. Mike Siemens
Sr. VP, Global Animal Welfare Officer
Arrowsight Inc.
Sr. VP, Global Animal Welfare Officer
Arrowsight Inc.
Dr. Randall S. Singer
Professor of Epidemiology
University of Minnesota
Professor of Epidemiology
University of Minnesota
Hannah Thompson-Weeman
President and CEO
Animal Agriculture Alliance
President and CEO
Animal Agriculture Alliance
Dr. Dan U. Thomson
Managing Owner and Partner
Production Animal Consultation (PAC)
Managing Owner and Partner
Production Animal Consultation (PAC)