Harold Butler and Richard Jezak open Danny’s Donuts in Lakewood, CA.

After Jezak’s departure from the now 6-store chain, Butler created and changed the concept a year later from a donut shop to a coffee shop with store #8. Danny’s Donuts is renamed Danny’s Coffee Shops and changes its operation to 24 hours.

To avoid confusion with LA restaurant, Coffee Dan’s, Butler changes the name from Danny’s Coffee Shops to Denny’s Coffee Shops.

Denny’s Coffee Shops becomes Denny’s. And the rest is history.

Denny’s goes international, opening its first restaurant in Acapulco, Mexico.

Denny’s Stock begins Trading on NYSE under “DEN.”

The Grand Slam^® is introduced in Atlanta as a nod to homerun slugger, Hank Aaron.

Big milestone: There are now 1,000 Denny’s across the country.

Denny’s headquarters moves from Irvine, California to downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Denny’s becomes the largest corporate sponsor of the national charity Save the Children^®.

Fortune Magazine ranks Denny’s #1 on the list of “America’s 50 Best Companies for Minorities.”

Denny’s parent company, Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc., is renamed Denny’s Corporation to reflect the one brand focus.

Black Enterprise magazine ranks Denny’s at the top of its list of “Best 40 Companies for Diversity” in July 2006.

Two million free Grand Slams^® are served on the Tuesday after Super Bowl XLIII.

Added 136 new units, the highest number of domestic opening in history, including 100 Flying J/Pilot Travel Center Conversion sites and 6 university locations.

The $2 $4 $6 $8 Value Menu® make its national debut.

Denny’s opens its 1,600th restaurant in September.

Happy 60th Anniversary to Denny’s.

Now with over 1,700 restaurants worldwide, Denny’s continues to grow.