Brinker International, Inc. (or simply Brinker) is an American multinational hospitality industry company that owns Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant chains. Founded in 1975 and based in Dallas, Texas, Brinker currently owns, operates, or franchises 1,672 restaurants under the names Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy worldwide.[4][1]
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Restaurant |
Predecessor |
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Founded | 1991 |
Founder |
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Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Number of locations | 1,672 restaurants (2019) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
Services | Foodservice |
Revenue | US$2.905 billion (2015)[1] |
US$311.20 million (2015)[1] | |
US$196.69 million (2015)[1] | |
Total assets | US$2.688 billion (2020)[1] |
Total equity | -US$78.46 million (2015)[1] |
Number of employees | 62,200 (2020) |
Subsidiaries | |
Website | brinker |
Footnotes / references [2][3] |
Brinker International owns, operates, and franchises the Chili's Grill & Bar, Maggiano's Little Italy and It's Just Wings [7] restaurant concepts. They also have a minority stake in Mac Acquisition LLC, the owners of Romano's Macaroni Grill as of 2008.[2]