{
  "id": 17233879,
  "title": "Dine Brands fights acquisition attempt with poison pill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/dine-brands-fights-acquisition-attempt-with-poison-pill",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-30T13:01:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Restaurant Dive",
    "slug": "restaurant-dive",
    "url": "https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/dine-brands-poison-pill-acquisition-offer-ihop-applebees/873213/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pizza Hut. Wendy’s. Now, Applebee’s and IHOP? Buyers are trying to take restaurants private to avoid market pressure — but Dine Brands isn’t ready yet.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}