Centralized Supply Chain Services, LLC (CSCS®) and Applebee’s and IHOP Recognize their Supplier Partners of the Year at their respective annual Franchise Meetings

Centralized Supply Chain Services, LLC (CSCS®) and Applebee’s and IHOP Recognize their Supplier Partners of the Year at their respective annual Franchise Meetings

LENEXA, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Centralized Supply Chain Services, LLC (CSCS®) in partnership with Applebee’s® and IHOP® recognized Supplier Partners of the Year at each brand’s respective 2025 Franchise Meetings.

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Ken’s Foods; Applebee’s Supplier Partner of the Year

Ken’s Foods is recognized as Applebee’s Supplier Partner of the Year.

Mike Leikam, President and CEO of CSCS®, commended Ken’s Foods for their exemplary support of the Applebee’s system. He stated, “Ken’s Foods exemplifies what we look for in a strategic supplier partnership—innovation, dependable supply, and cost-effective solutions. We congratulate the Ken’s team for their well-deserved recognition.”

Michael Foods garnered IHOP Supplier Partner of the Year honors.

“As with all our egg supplier partners, Michael Foods provided unwavering support as we navigated the challenges presented to the egg industry from High Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Their commitment to serving our restaurants during this past year has been outstanding,” noted Leikam.

ABOUT CENTRALIZED SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES, LLC

Centralized Supply Chain Services, LLC is the exclusive buying agent for the Applebee’s and IHOP systems. Formed as a supply chain cooperative to leverage the combined buying power of both systems, CSCS manages approximately $2 billion in spend on behalf of its Member operators. CSCS’s primary mission is two-fold. First, to assure that Member restaurants receive the benefit of continuously available goods and services in adequate supplies at the lowest sustainable delivered prices; and second, to coordinate with Applebee’s and IHOP in their ongoing efforts to develop new and innovative products and programs to promote their respective concepts. Learn more about CSCS at www.cscscoop.com.

ABOUT DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC.

Based in Pasadena, California, Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), through its subsidiaries and franchisees, supports and operates restaurants under the Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar®, IHOP®, and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop® brands. As of June 30, 2025, these three brands consisted of close to 3,500 restaurants across 19 international markets. Dine Brands is one of the largest full-service restaurant companies in the world and in 2022 expanded into the Fast Casual segment. For more information on Dine Brands, visit the Company’s website located at www.dinebrands.com.

ABOUT KEN’S FOODS, LLC

Founded in 1941, Ken’s is a family business that traces back to the basement of Ken’s Steak House, a restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts that became known for its delicious salad dressings. Demand quickly grew beyond the kitchen, and what started as one cherished recipe has evolved into one of the nation’s leading producers of salad dressings, sauces, and marinades.

Still family-owned and operated, Ken’s Foods has expanded to four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities across the United States. Our portfolio includes the beloved Ken’s brand as well as Sweet Baby Ray’s—America’s #1 barbecue sauce brand—and the innovative Kogi L.A. Street Sauces line.

At Ken’s, flavor drives everything we do. We’re dedicated to creating, perfecting, and delivering products made with the finest ingredients and uncompromising quality. From single-serve packets and bulk formats for foodservice operators to retail products for home consumers, Ken’s provides customers with the variety, flexibility, and consistency they can rely on to proudly serve their guests and family nationwide. For more information, visit www.kensfoods.com.

ABOUT MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

For over 100 years, the Michael Foods’ family of businesses has leveraged quality ingredients and innovative processes to offer the finest products and solutions to our customers and consumers. Today, Michael Foods is the nation’s largest processor of value-added eggs; producing and distributing value-added egg and refrigerated potato products to foodservice and food ingredient customers. Michael Foods has several industry leading brands within our portfolio including Papetti’s® (value-added egg products), Simply Potatoes® (refrigerated potatoes), and Easy Eggs® (retail-ready egg offerings). For more information, visit www.michaelfoods.com.

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