Exhibit 99.1


Investor Contact: Ken Jones
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Media Contact:    Debbie Atkins                                    NEWS RELEASE
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                   DENNY'S REPORTS SEPTEMBER SAME-STORE SALES

         Spartanburg, S.C., October 7, 2004 - Denny's Corporation (OTCBB:DNYY)
today reported same-store sales for its company-owned Denny's restaurants during
the five-week period and quarter ended September 29, 2004, compared with the
related periods in fiscal year 2003.

                                           Five Weeks        13 Weeks
   Sales:                              September 2004         Q3-2004
  -------------------------------    ------------------    -------------
   Same-Store Sales                             7.0%            6.8%
        Guest Check Average                     4.6%            3.8%
        Guest Counts                            2.3%            2.9%


   Restaurant Counts:                         9/29/04        12/31/03
   ------------------------------    ------------------    -------------
        Company-owned                             553             561
        Franchised and Licensed                 1,056           1,077
                                     ------------------    -------------
                                                1,609           1,638


         Denny's is America's largest full-service family restaurant chain,
consisting of 553 company-owned units and 1,056 franchised and licensed units,
with operations in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Guam, Mexico, New
Zealand and Puerto Rico. For further information on Denny's, including news
releases, links to SEC filings and other financial information, please visit our
website at www.dennys.com.