Brinker International, Inc. announces the appointment of Cindy L. Davis and John W. Chidsey to its Board of Directors. Davis is an accomplished executive with a track record of driving innovation and profitable growth globally. She previously served as vice president of Nike, Inc. and president, Nike Golf.  Prior to that, Davis was senior vice president at Golf Channel, a division of Comcast […]

Back in 2003, Chili’s Grill & Bar was having a challenging time with the amount of employee turnover and wanted to find a better solution in weeding out candidates for its management positions. To help with the problem, it teamed with OutMatch (originally known as Assess Systems/Chequed.com), which provided assessment and other tools to find […]

Brinker International, Inc. announced results for the fiscal second quarter that ended December 23. Highlights include the following: Earnings per diluted share, excluding special items, increased 9.9 percent to $0.78 compared to $0.71 for the second quarter of fiscal 2015. On a GAAP basis, earnings per diluted share increased 25.0 percent to $0.80 compared to $0.64 for the second quarter of fiscal […]

Chili's Grill & Bar is partnering with Olo, a leading digital ordering provider, to power its online ordering platform and build an infrastructure for future capabilities. This partnership is a strategic investment in Chili's to-go business and will support future growth through an improved digital experience for guests using their smartphones, tablets or PCs to […]

Chili's Grill & Bar, which currently offers guests the ability to swipe and pay on demand through Ziosk tablets—located on every restaurant table—is planning to integrate mobile payment functionality on its more than 70,000 tablets nationwide starting spring 2016 with all company-owned restaurants. Chili's plans to launch the functionality with Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with […]