Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill

I've tried to delete this article at least 3 times and it's been restored every time (something only another SysOp can do, by the way). I'm throwing in the towel and letting it lie as-is. SysOp Astronautical (profile | contribs) 20:07, 1 June 2022 (UTC) 
Good food, good people. That's what we believe in. That philosophy lives
 on in each and every Applebee's restaurant across North America and around the world.
== It all started in 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia ==
 Bill and TJ Palmer opened the restaurant that would later become Applebee’s. We’ve grown up a lot since then, with almost 2,000 locations in the U.S. and around the world. Here you will always be welcome – for delicious food, in a neighborhood setting, with attentive service, at a great value. 
 
After opening a second, the pair sold their company to W. R. Grace and Company in 1983. As part of the transaction, Bill Palmer was named president of the Applebee's Division, an indirect subsidiary of W. R. Grace and Company. In that capacity, Palmer guided the operation from its entrepreneurial beginnings to a full-fledged franchise system. He became an Applebee's franchisee in 1985 and today owns more than three dozen Applebee's restaurants.
In 1986, the name of the concept was changed to Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar to reflect the Palmers' original concept of a place people could call their own. In 1988, Applebee's International, Inc., became the restaurant chain's franchiser when Kansas City franchisees Abe Gustin and John Hamra purchased the rights to the Applebee's concept from W. R. Grace.