Denny’s Corporation, through its subsidiary, Denny’s, Inc., owns and operates full-service restaurant chains under the Denny’s brand. As of December 27, 2017, it had 1,735 franchised, licensed, and company restaurants worldwide, including 128 restaurants in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, New Zealand, Honduras, the Philippines, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, the United Arab Emirates, Guam, Curaçao, El Salvador, Guatemala, and the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc. and changed its name to Denny’s Corporation in 2002. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in Spartanburg, South Carolina.