Denny's Reinstalls Plaque Honoring Nvidia Co-Founder Jensen Huang
Denny's plans to reinstall a plaque at its San Jose location commemorating the booth where Jensen Huang and his co-founders discussed the idea that became Nvidia, according to Fasika Melaku, Denny's chief people officer.
"We're reinstalling the plaque recognizing the conversations at Denny's that helped launch Nvidia," Melaku announced in an email to SFGATE.
The statement continued, "Jensen Huang started at Denny's as a dishwasher. Years later, he and his co-founders gathered in one of our booths to discuss the idea that became NVIDIA. The plaque commemorates that shared history."
The plaque originally read: "The booth that launched a $1 trillion company. Congrats Nvidia! Who knew that an idea started here would change the world?"
Denny's removed the plaque Thursday night after reports of infidelity with subordinates and a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, according to SFGATE. An employee at the San Jose Denny's confirmed the removal but could not say who ordered it.
On Tuesday, Denny's head of corporate public relations, Colton Grace, said the company was "working on our perspective" on the Huang controversy. On Thursday, the same morning Nvidia announced Huang's resignation, the Denny's X account posted: "in the club shaking it somberly."
Grace also confirmed that the Trillion Dollar Contest, a Denny's contest encouraging customers to submit ideas for a new company, will remain a one-time event and won't continue this year.
Nvidia did not respond to a request for comment.
