Denny's Suspends Purchases from Poultry Supplier

SPARTANBURG, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Denny’s, Inc. today announced it is suspending immediately its supplier relationship with House of Raeford located in Raeford, North Carolina, pending further investigation of allegations of mistreatment of animals prior to slaughter. The allegations surfaced in a video purportedly shot in a House of Raeford facility by representatives of an animal welfare group.

“Denny’s has long advocated humane animal handling practices among our suppliers”

“Denny’s has long advocated humane animal handling practices among our suppliers,” said Debbie Atkins, Denny’s Director of Public Relations. “In light of the severity of these allegations, we believe it is appropriate to suspend further purchases from this supplier while additional information is gathered,” Atkins said.

In announcing its suspension of purchases from House of Raeford, Denny’s reaffirmed its commitment to hold its suppliers accountable for implementing an animal welfare program within their operations. Though Denny’s does not own, raise, transport or slaughter any animals, the company continues to work within the family restaurant industry to strengthen animal welfare standards and promotes a constructive dialogue with legitimate animal rights organizations on the issue of animal welfare and its realization among Denny’s suppliers.

Denny’s (NASDAQ: DENN) is America’s largest full-service family restaurant chain, consisting of 517 company-owned units and 1,028 franchised and licensed units, with operations in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Guam, Mexico, New Zealand and Puerto Rico. For further information on Denny’s, including news releases, links to SEC filings and other financial information, please visit the Denny’s web site at www.dennys.com.