Restaurants are increasingly adopting automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and robots across all areas of operation, but these efforts are not always a surefire hit. A Chick-fil-A in Valrico, Florida, for instance, became one of the most recent restaurants to try drone delivery last week, kicking...
Brinker International, the parent company of casual restaurant chains Chili’s and Maggiano’s, reported strong performance and growth for the quarter ended Sept. 27. During a Wednesday (Nov. 1) earnings call, company executives discussed the firm’s strategic initiatives and operating performance, highlighting a 6% comparable sales growth. They said...
As food inflation puts pressure on restaurant margins, consumers have noticed restaurants scaling down their deals and promotions. By the Numbers Of more than 1,800 U.S. consumers PYMNTS surveyed in February, 44% said that during the last year, the discounts and benefits granted by restaurants...
With Chili’s seeing its customers pull back amid continued restaurant inflation, the chain is taking its virtual brand into the physical world to draw customers into stores. Casual dining group Brinker International, the parent company of Chili’s Grill & Bar, Maggiano’s Little Italy and two virtual brands, shared in its...
November 24, 2023
Restaurants are increasingly adopting automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and robots across all areas of operation, but these efforts are not always a surefire hit. A Chick-fil-A in Valrico, Florida, for instance, became one of the most recent restaurants to try drone delivery last week, kicking off automated delivery with DroneUp, per the restaurant’s Instagram post. […]
August 29, 2022
Amid ongoing food price inflation, many restaurants are finding that their loyalty programs are their best tool to combat trade-down to grocery, enabling them to incentivize visits and maintain continuous...
April 30, 2024
Casual dining company Brinker International wants to capitalize on diner discontent with fast food prices. The company — owner of Chili’s and Maggiano’s — released earnings Tuesday (April 30) showing a 3.3% increase in sales, driven primarily by increased menu pricing and an uptick in dine-in traffic. To continue driving that traffic, CEO Kevin Hochman said during an earnings call that the company’s advertising […]
November 01, 2023
Brinker International, the parent company of casual restaurant chains Chili’s and Maggiano’s, reported strong performance and growth for the quarter ended Sept. 27. During a Wednesday (Nov. 1) earnings call, company executives discussed...
October 28, 2020
Brinker International reported Wednesday (Oct. 28) as part of its first quarter 2021 earnings that Chili’s comp sales dropped 7.2 percent, while Maggiano’s comp sales plunged 38.6 percent amid a...
May 11, 2020
A day after Chantel Jeffries is scheduled to drop her anticipated single “Come Back to Me” featuring Shaylen on Wednesday (May 13), she will join DoorDash for a virtual dinner...
