Apple-Metro, Inc.: Applebee’s Outstanding Franchisee

Headquartered in New York’s Metropolitan area, Apple-Metro, Inc. is one of the most outstanding franchisees of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar. The company’s portfolio includes 33 Applebee’s locations in five New York districts as well as in Rockland and Westchester Counties.

Recognizing immense opportunities and unfulfilled needs of a vast market in New York’s Metropolitan area, budding entrepreneurs Roy Raeburn and Zane Tankel grabbed the chance to control the franchise rights for quick-service, casual-dining segment frontrunner, Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, and established Apple-Metro, Inc. in 1993. The company’s operations revolve around very basic principles – to create a remarkable dining experience through the best services, food, drinks and atmosphere.

The company opened the first Applebee location in October 1994 in Staten Island, and has since then, saw the construction and launching of thirty-two additional locations all over the country, including three of the biggest Applebee’s in the entire world.  Apple-Metro’s milestone accomplishments include its 25^th Applebee’s location which opened in 2006 at Bricktown at the Outerbridge Crossing, and the 2,000^th Applebee’s restaurant in the world which opened in 2010 at Harlem. The company has exclusive franchising rights in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island and Queens as well as Rockland and Westchester counties.

Apple-Metro has been in operation for nearly twenty years and its focus on creating the most outstanding dining experience through its excellent customer service, extraordinary food and unparalleled drinks in a comfortable, fun-filled ambience remains to be at the core of its incredibly successful business.

Today, Apple-Metro, Inc. continues to exceed the expectations of its customers and the high standards set by the cutthroat restaurant industry by providing diners with unsurpassed dining experiences. The company has been globally recognized as one of the industry’s leading franchising companies, with multiple accolades including New York Urban’s 2012 Frederick Douglass Medallion Award and a spot in Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing companies in the United States.

Apple-Metro’s three newest locations include branches in Yonkers, Jamaica, and Flushing, New York. The company hopes to expand its reach to the rest of the world and share the ultimate dining experience enjoyed by thousands of Americans every single day.