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Exhibit 21


SUBSIDIARIES OF DINEEQUITY, INC.
As of December 31, 2009

Name of Entity
  State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization

DineEquity, Inc. 

  DE

International House of Pancakes, LLC. 

  DE

III Industries of Canada, LTD. 

  Canada

IHOP of Canada ULC

  Canada

Blue Roof Advertising, Inc. 

  CA

IHOP Holdings, LLC

  DE

IHOP Franchising, LLC

  DE

IHOP Property Leasing, LLC

  DE

IHOP Property Leasing II, LLC

  DE

IHOP Properties, LLC

  DE

IHOP Realty, LLC

  DE

IHOP Real Estate, LLC

  DE

IHOP IP, LLC

  DE

IHOP Franchise Company, LLC

  DE

IHOP TPGC, LLC

  OH

ACM Cards, Inc. 

  FL

AFSS, Inc. 

  KS

AII Services—Europe, Limited

  U.K.

Anne Arundel Apple Holding Corporation

  MD

Apple American Limited Partnership of Minnesota

  MN

Apple Vermont Restaurants, Inc. 

  VT

Applebee's Beverage, Inc. 

  TX

Applebee's Brazil, LLC

  KS

Applebee's Canada Corp. 

  Canada

Applebee's International, Inc. 

  DE

Applebee's Investments, LLC

  KS

Applebee's Michigan Services, LLC

  MI

Applebee's Northeast, Inc. 

  MA

Applebee's of Calvert County, Inc. 

  MD

Applebee's of Maryland, Inc. 

  MD

Applebee's of Michigan, Inc. 

  MI

Applebee's of Minnesota, Inc. 

  MN

Applebee's of Nevada, Inc. 

  NV

Applebee's of New Mexico, Inc. 

  NM

Applebee's of St. Mary's County, Inc. 

  MD

Applebee's of Texas, Inc. 

  TX

Applebee's of Virginia, Inc. 

  VA

Applebee's Restaurantes Brasil, LTDA. 

  Brazil

Applebee's Restaurantes De Mexico S.de R.L. de C.V. 

  Mexico

Applebee's UK, LLC

  KS

Applebee's Enterprises, LLC

  DE

Applebee's Franchising, LLC

  DE

Applebee's Holdings II Corp. 

  DE

Applebee's Holdings, LLC

  DE

Applebee's IP, LLC

  DE

Name of Entity
  State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization

Applebee's Restaurants Allegany County Licensing, LLC

  DE

Applebee's Restaurants Calvert County Licensing, LLC

  DE

Applebee's Restaurants Kansas, LLC

  KS

Applebee's Restaurants Maryland Licensing, LLC

  DE

Applebee's Restaurants Mid-Atlantic, LLC

  DE

Applebee's Restaurants North, LLC

  DE

Applebee's Restaurants St. Mary's County Licensing, LLC

  DE

Applebee's Restaurants Texas, LLC

  TX

Applebee's Restaurants Vermont, Inc. 

  VT

Applebee's Restaurants West, LLC

  DE

Applebee's Restaurants, Inc. 

  KS

Applebee's Services, Inc. 

  KS

Gourmet Beverage of Georgia, Inc. 

  GA

Gourmet Beverage of Kansas, Inc. 

  KS

Gourmet Systems Beverage, Inc. 

  TX

Gourmet Systems of Arizona, Inc. 

  AZ

Gourmet Systems of Brazil, LLC

  KS

Gourmet Systems of California, Inc. 

  CA

Gourmet Systems of Georgia, Inc. 

  GA

Gourmet Systems of Kansas, Inc. 

  KS

Gourmet Systems of Minnesota, Inc. 

  MN

Gourmet Systems of Nevada, Inc. 

  NV

Gourmet Systems of New York, Inc. 

  NY

Gourmet Systems of Pennsylvania, Inc. 

  PA

Gourmet Systems of Tennessee, Inc. 

  TN

Gourmet Systems of Texas, Inc. 

  TX

Gourmet Systems, Inc. 

  MO

Gourmetwest Nevada, Limited Liability Company

  NV

Innovative Restaurant Concepts, Inc. 

  GA

IRC Kansas, Inc. 

  KS

Neighborhood Insurance, Inc. 

  VT

RB International, Inc. 

  KS

Rio Bravo Services, Inc. 

  KS

Shanghai Applebee's Restaurant Management Co. LTD. 

  Xuhui District, Puxi, China

Summit Restaurants, Inc. 

  GA

The Heidi Fund, Inc. 

  KS



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SUBSIDIARIES OF DINEEQUITY, INC. As of December 31, 2009