HIGHEST-GROSSING APPLEBEE’S EXPANDS

Over fourteen thousand people from all over the world come to Applebee’s on 42^nd Street every week for a familiar, neighborhood experience in an unlikely place: NYC’s Times Square. Owned by Apple-Metro, Inc. (the New York Metro Area Applebee’s franchisee), the expert staff at Applebee’s  42^nd Street will soon be able to serve even more guests, as a result of the expansion project the restaurant is currently undergoing.

Applebee’s 42^nd St. is able to accommodate more diners than any other Applebee’s in the world, and will soon double the ground floor seating capacity.  The restaurant’s sales are presently in excess of $12 million per year, making it the highest volume unit in the entire worldwide Applebee’s system.

Applebee’s 42^nd Street’s stats are even more impressive during the winter holiday season, as its weekly visitors soar to a whopping 20,000 guests per week, with weekly sales at around $410,000.  The restaurant’s regular staff of 161 employees jumps to 250 during the winter holidays.

Here are some more impressive stats from Applebee’s 42^nd Street:

• At one time an African Prince worked as a Broil Cook
• The restaurant’s staff represents every continent and hail from diverse areas such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Israel, African Nations and South Africa

• An Imam currently works in the restaurant
• Two Cum Laude graduates currently work in the restaurant
• At least 10 birthdays are celebrated at Applebee’s 42^nd Street each day

Not only is the 42^nd Street Applebee’s growing in size, Apple-Metro is growing in number of restaurants. In the fourth quarter of 2010, three new Applebee’s restaurants are slated to open at the following locations: the Sky View Center in Flushing, Queens (TBD – November/December); on Jamaica Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens (TBD – November/December); and in Yonkers on Executive Blvd (TBD – September).