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Chili's Grill & Bar

Financing

Here's just how big a quarter Chili's just had

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 31, 2025

The Bottom Line: The casual-dining chain’s 31% same-store sales number was shocking by any standard, and stands up to some of the best quarterly performances of recent vintage.

Financing

Chili's caps an epic comeback with 31% same-store sales growth

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 29, 2025

The casual-dining chain has ridden value meals and social media buzz to three straight quarters of double-digit growth. It showed no signs of stopping.

Leadership

Brinker International CEO Kevin Hochman is named RB's 2025 Restaurant Leader of the Year

By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 06, 2025

Hochman’s selection by the editors of Restaurant Business recognizes the astonishing growth at Chili’s Grill and Bar, which lapped the casual-dining competition last year.

Food

Next up for Chili's: Improved fajitas that sizzle every time

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 16, 2024

The casual-dining chain is upgrading one of its signature menu items with fresher ingredients and a new presentation in hopes of selling more fajitas.

Financing

The Triple Dipper emerges as a star dish for Chili's

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 30, 2024

Sales of the viral appetizer are up 70% year over year, powering the casual-dining chain to another quarter of double-digit same-store sales growth.

Marketing

How a summer of bold marketing fueled a comeback at Chili's

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 05, 2024

An attack on the Big Mac and a pair of viral TikTok trends helped make Chili’s cool again. Now the challenge will be keeping it that way.

Financing

Welcome to the margin donation era

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 15, 2024

The Bottom Line: Restaurant companies need to get consumers back in the doors. That could require lower margins, even if investors don’t like it.

Financing

Chili's' better-than-fast-food campaign is a smash

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 14, 2024

The casual-dining chain wrapped two full years of turnaround with the Big Smasher burger and Nashville Hot Mozz driving in new guests.

Financing

Acting like a fast-food chain gives Chili's a 14.8% sales bump

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 14, 2024

The main operation of Brinker International said traffic jumped 5.9%, in part on the strength of drawing first-time guests. Investors were still not pleased.

Technology

Chili's reunites with Ziosk as its tabletop payment supplier

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 02, 2024

The casual-dining chain was one of the tech company’s first customers and is reigniting the relationship after a four-year interlude.

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