Diversity & Inclusion | Social Impact

INCLUSION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Denny's promotes a culture that embraces openness for all people, ideas and perspectives.

Denny’s long-standing commitment to inclusion and community engagement has earned us a number of national, regional and local awards and recognition. However, no initiative or program can truly be successful without individual commitment from each of us.

April Kelly-Drummond

Vice President, Chief Inclusion & Community Engagement

View our 2023-24 Corporate Inclusion & Community Engagement Report

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Hungry For Education™

Scholarship Program

Denny’s launched the Hungry for Education™ Scholarship Program in 2011 in an effort to promote education among young people and to bring communities together.

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Business

Supplier Initiative

Since 1993, Denny's has spent more than $2 billion with underserved and disadvantaged businesses, and awarded at least 10% of our supplier contracts to these suppliers. Denny's continues to identify potential businesses through partnerships and outreach.

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Engage

Responsibly

Denny's is proud to pledge to #EngageResponsibly and commit to standing up against online hate speech. Visit EngageResponsibly.org to join us!

Recognition

Over the years, Denny’s diversity progress has been widely acknowledged by civil rights leaders, community groups and many publications. See our latest awards below.