Denny's Corporation

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Denny's Corporation second quarter 2022 earnings conference call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Curt Nicholas, Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial Planning and Analyst. Please go ahead, Curt.

Thank you, Kyle, and good afternoon, everyone. We appreciate you joining Denny's second quarter 2022 earnings conference call. With me today are John Miller, Denny's Retiring Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Vallade, Denny's Chief Executive Officer and President, and Robert Verostig, Denny's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Please refer to our website at investor.denny's.com to find our second quarter earnings press release, along with the reconciliation of any non-GAAP financial measures mentioned on the call today. This call is being webcast and an archive of the webcast will be available on our website later today. John will begin with some opening remarks followed by a business update from Kelly. Robert will then provide a development update and recap our second quarter financial results before commenting on our guidance. After that, we will open it up for questions. Before we begin, Let me remind you that in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the company knows that certain matters to be discussed by members of management during this call may constitute forward-looking statements. Management urges caution in considering its current trends and any outlook on earnings provided during this call. Such statements are subject to risk, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual performance of Denny's to be materially different from the performance indicated or implied by such statements. Such risks and factors are set forth in the company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2021, and in any subsequent Forms 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. With that, I will now turn the call over to John Miller.

Thank you, Curt, and good afternoon, everyone. I want to thank you for joining our second quarter 2022 earnings conference call, which also happens to be my last before I officially retire and fully dedicate my time and energy as a Denny's board member. And it has been a pleasure working with each of you, our analysts, and we appreciate your coverage of Denny's. And I've been blessed with the good fortune of serving alongside our restaurant teams, franchisees, corporate support functions, leadership team, and board of directors during this assignment, and I have literally cherished every moment. Denny's is a very special place to me. It's led by a talented team with a solid foundation of enduring principles, unwavering determination, and a relentless focus on serving our guests, our franchisees, and our shareholders. And we truly love feeding people. I am confident this brand will continue to prosper for many years to come under the thoughtful leadership of Kelly Valade. And with 30 years of restaurant industry experience in multiple executive leadership positions, She is more than well prepared to not only drive this resilient brand forward, but also to accelerate our growth with the support of an amazing team behind her. And it's now my pleasure to turn the call over to Kelly Belay, Denny's Chief Executive Officer and President. Kelly?