Julia Stewart (businesswoman)
Julia Stewart | |
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| Born | August 4, 1955 |
| Occupation(s) | Serves on the board of directors for Avery Dennison and as a board member for the Children's Bureau of Southern California |
Julia A. Stewart (born August 4, 1955) is an American businesswoman and former chief executive of DineEquity, Inc., now known as Dine Brands Global Inc., a publicly traded food and beverage company based in Pasadena, California. On February 18, 2017, Nation’s Restaurant News reported “Applebee’s sales decline pushes out Julia Stewart”. [1]
Career
[edit]In 1971, Stewart, when she was 16 years old, started working for International House of Pancakes (IHOP) as a waitress.[2]
After college[2] and before returning to IHOP in 2001, she was president of Applebee's domestic division.[3]
Dine Brands Global was formed as "DineEquity" in 2007, when Stewart led IHOP to take over the larger Applebee's for US$1.9 billion and debt. Prior to the takeover, Stewart had led IHOP through 18 consecutive quarters of growth, by moving over to a primarily franchise-driven business model.[4]
Stewart resigned the position of chief executive officer with DineEquity in February, 2017.[5][6]
Achievements
[edit]In 2006, Stewart ranked 49 on the Fortune magazine list of the 50 Most Powerful Women[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Applebee's sales decline pushes out Julia Stewart". Nation's Restaurant News. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ a b Mabrey, Vicki; Rosenberg, Sarah (February 9, 2009). "Can Julia Stewart Save Applebee's? - From Waitress to CEO". ABC News. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ Severson, Kim (August 19, 2008). "A Craving for Riblets and Change at Applebee's". New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Meece, Mickey (August 11, 2007). "Can the IHOP Corp. Do for Applebee's What It Did for Itself?". New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Maze, Jonathan (February 17, 2017). "DineEquity CEO Julia Stewart resigns". Nations Restaurant News. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Applebee's sales decline pushes out Julia Stewart". Nation's Restaurant News. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Benner, Katie; Levenson, Eugenia; Arora, Rupali. "49. Julia Stewart". CNN Business. Retrieved June 18, 2019.