Perkins Restaurant & Bakery offers more than 100 breakfast, lunch and dinner items. Founded in 1958, the group operates over 500 food outlets in the United Sates and Canada. Its restaurants specialize in pancakes, omelettes, sandwiches and bread salad. The group also offers a variety of muffins, cookies, cakes, pies and pastries. Its lunch and dinner menu includes burgers, soups, appetizers, specialty entrees and beverages. The group s research and development team creates, tests and introduces new dishes. The group also offers gift cards of several denominations. Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, with a location in St. Paul, Minn., offers a range of franchisee support services and is managed by The Restaurant Company of Minnesota.