S.C. based Denny's lays off 50 workers in reorganization
By The Associated Press Sunday, June 15, 2008SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Denny's Corp. says it will eliminate 50 jobs as part of the company's move toward franchising and away from owning restaurants.
Company president Nelson Marchioli told the Herald-Journal of Spartanburg that all workers will be offered severance packages and job placement services.
Half the workers affected are at the company's Spartanburg headquarters, the other half are field-based employees.
The company has cut about 150 positions since 2001 and now employs about 300 people in Spartanburg. Denny's owns 373 restaurants nationwide and has franchised an additional 1,177.
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