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IHOP restaurant chain mysteriously changes name

The meaning behind the mysterious name change is expected be revealed on June 11.
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The IHOP restaurant chain will be changing its name to IHOb, according to a post on the company’s official Twitter account.

IHOP is short for International House of Pancakes and in case you’re wondering what the ‘b’ in IHOb means it’s a mystery for now.

The company plans to announce what the lowercase ‘b’ stands for on June 11 and has started a Twitter poll encouraging people to guess what it could mean.

IHOP was founded in 1958 in California but has 10 locations in the Lower Mainland including one in Vancouver, Richmond, New Westminster, Langley, Surrey, Port Coquitlam White Rock, Abbotsford and two locations in Burnaby.

The restaurant chain offers breakfast options such as waffles, french toast, crepes and traditional diner fare such as burgers, sandwiches and salads.

IHOP is owned by Dine Brands Global, which changed it’s name in February from DineEquity as part of an ongoing rebranding strategy.

Dine Brands Global also owns Applebee’s Neighbourhood Grill & Bar.