Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
Brinker International operates casual dining restaurants like Chili's, focusing on quality dining experiences and customer satisfaction.
Brinker International
Brinker International is a hospitality and casual dining restaurant company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company owns, operates, and franchises casual dining concepts, primarily Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy. Chili's offers a menu centered on American food, southwestern cuisine, ribs, burgers, and fajitas, while Maggiano's serves family-style Italian-American cuisine. Through its domestic and international restaurant portfolio, Brinker serves millions of guests across multiple countries and territories. In addition to traditional restaurant dining, the company generates revenue through takeout, delivery services, off-premise dining models, and franchise operations across global retail locations.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of Brinker International
- Chili's Company-Owned Restaurants: Operation of over one thousand company-owned casual dining locations across North America, offering Tex-Mex and American menus including fajitas, ribs, burgers, and handcrafted margaritas to millions of annual dine-in and takeout guests.
- Chili's Franchised Operations: Management and licensing of hundreds of franchised casual dining restaurant locations across international markets and domestic non-traditional venues such as airports, military bases, retail centers, and university campuses.
- Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurants: Operation of full-service casual dining locations offering chef-prepared, family-style Italian-American cuisine, specialized banquets, caterings, and private event dining spaces across major metropolitan markets in the United States.
- Off-Premise and Digital Order Fulfillment: Processing and fulfillment of digital order volumes through mobile applications, online portals, third-party delivery marketplace partnerships, dedicated takeout counters, and curbside pickup infrastructure across the restaurant footprint.
- Virtual Brand Dining Services: Preparation and fulfillment of digital-only virtual restaurant menus using existing brick-and-mortar kitchen infrastructure, distributed exclusively through third-party delivery platforms to maximize kitchen asset utilization and sales.
- International Master Franchise Operations: Strategic licensing partnerships providing menu localization, supply chain management support, and operational oversight for franchised casual dining locations in regions including Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Brinker International executive team
- Mr. Kevin D. HochmanPresident, CEO & Director
- Ms. Michaela M. WareExecutive VP & CFO
- Ms. Aaron M. WhiteExecutive VP, COO & Chief People Officer
- Mr. Douglas N. ComingsSenior VP and COO for Chili's Grill & Bar
- Mr. George S. FelixSenior VP and Chief Marketing Officer of Chili's Grill & Bar
- Mr. Christopher M. CaldwellSenior VP & Chief Information Officer
- Ms. Kim SandersVice President of Investor & Government Relations
- Mr. Daniel S. FullerSenior VP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
- Mr. Larry KonecnyVP & Chief Concept Officer of Maggiano's Little Italy
- Mr. James M. ButlerSenior VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer and Corporate Strategy Officer