Famous Diner Chain With 13 Minnesota Locations Announces 150 Closures

A popular national dinner chain has announced they will be closing 150 locations nationwide. Will it affect any of the 13 Minnesota locations?

Denny's to close 150 diners.

Denny's announced they will be closing 50% of the 150 locations this year, and the other 50% of locations next year. Management says that closing the restaurants is actually a part of their growth strategy.

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Denny's management had a conference call recently with investors, and they identified the weakest locations that were dragging down the rest of the healthier performing locations, according to Parade. About one-fifth of the locations will close.

Some stores may actually be improved.

Denny's has been hit hard recently, with a 20 percent decrease in sales. They blame some of the decrease on the old, outdated stores and changes in each market. Part of their new strategy will be incentivizing franchisees to update their locations under the Diner 2.0 plan. So, the diners that aren't closed could actually get a facelift soon. The company is giving out a $100,000 grant to each location that agrees to the updates.

Denny's Locations in Minnesota

Denny's has 13 diners in Minnesota. While they haven't announced publicly which stores will close, they did say it would be underperforming locations. So if you see any of these diners in rough shape, it may be one of them.

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The Denny's locations are mostly in the Twin Cities Metro area suburbs like Apple Valley, Burnsville, Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Maplewood, Roseville, St. Paul, and West St. Paul.

Denny's also has locations in North Branch, Otsego, Rogers, and Rochester.