UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 Current Report




                PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)       July 8, 2002
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Commission File Number:    000-17962


                         Applebee's International, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                      43-1461763
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  (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   incorporation or organization)

          4551 W. 107th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, Kansas 66207
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              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                                 (913) 967-4000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                      None
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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Item 9.           Regulation FD Disclosure

     On July 8, 2002,  Applebee's  International,  Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release  entitled  "Applebee's  International to Present at the CIBC World
Markets Consumer Growth Conference." The press release is included below.




                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact: Carol DiRaimo,
         Director of Investor Relations
         (913) 967-4109


                   Applebee's International to Present at the
                  CIBC World Markets Consumer Growth Conference

Overland  Park,   Kan.,   July  8,  2002  --  Applebee's   International,   Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB)  will be  presenting  at the CIBC World  Markets  Consumer  Growth
Conference  to be held in  Boston  on  Wednesday,  July 10,  2002,  at 2:05 p.m.
Eastern Time. A webcast of this presentation will be available over the Internet
at  http://events01.activate.net/cibc/consumerlinks/applebees.htm  and will also
be  available  at  the  Investor  Relations  section  of the  company's  website
(www.applebees.com).  The archived  webcast will be available for a period of 90
days following the conference.

Applebee's International,  Inc., headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., currently
develops,  franchises and operates restaurants under the Applebee's Neighborhood
Grill and Bar brand,  the largest casual dining concept in the world.  There are
currently 1,424 Applebee's  restaurants  operating  system-wide in 49 states and
seven   international   countries.    Additional   information   on   Applebee's
International  can  be  found  at  the  company's  website  (www.applebees.com).



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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                              APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                              (Registrant)


Date:    July 8, 2002                      By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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