Chili's Grill & Bar

Operations

Chili's to put It's Just Wings on in-restaurant menus

The virtual wing brand will get a physical presence at the bar and in the dining room as the chain looks to boost traffic.

Leadership

What stamp did Norman Brinker leave on the restaurant business? How much time do you have?

Restaurant Rewind: In Part II of our two-part special report on the godfather of casual dining, we look at how the serial entrepreneur walked away from one of the biggest jobs in the business to start all over.

Reality Check: 3-for-$10 (or thereabouts) and buy one/take one home deals are back in vogue.

The brand is reformulating some of its most popular menu categories as it looks to boost sales and get back on consumers' radars.

The value-focused spots helped draw in customers. But the chain lost some off-premise business as it moved away from virtual brands.

Allen had been with parent Brinker International since 2014. He gave no reason for his departure in a LinkedIn post Monday.

Marketing Bites: Baskin-Robbins scoops ice cream at a bottomless brunch. Plus, parents can now dress baby in a Chili’s onesie and Lankybox Kitchen hands out collectible trading cards.

Butler, the latest addition to Brinker's revamped C-suite, previously managed the supply chain at KFC for Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions.

With sales (and prices) on the rise, the chain is turning its attention to traffic by promoting a $10.99 meal deal.

The former Wieden+Kennedy director will take on the newly created role as Chili’s ramps up its marketing efforts.

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