Chili's Grill & Bar

Financing

4 tactics Chili’s parent is bidding farewell

Brinker International said the redirections will set up the casual giant for extended growth.

Financing

Chili’s parent agrees to buy back 116 franchises

The price of the restaurants, which had been operated by former NBA great Junior Bridgeman, was not disclosed.

The NRAEF, the educational arm of the National Restaurant Association, has promoted its leader, citing his contributions to growing programs such as ProStart.

The third-party service also becomes the exclusive delivery partner of Maggiano’s.

Is it generating a net gain in transactions for the restaurant industry? Maybe not. But the chains doing it are seeing their sales, profits and transactions rise.

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The Brinker International holding is close to picking at least one third-party service as a partner, officials say.

Chili’s lower margins freaked out Wall Street, RB’s The Bottom Line says, but that might be more common in the future.

The NRAEF’s model program is turning 1,000 line-level employees into career-minded leaders.

Despite improvement at Applebee’s and BJ’s, demand at varied menu chains remains weak, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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