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Brinker International

Operates national casual-dining restaurant chains.

Headquarters:
6820 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, TX 75240
Employees: 100,000+
CEO: Douglas Brooks
Stock Symbol: EAT

Website: http://www.brinker.com

Career Site

Brinker International operates 1,579 casual-dining restaurants under the names Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy. The company also owns a stake in Romano's Macaroni Grill.

Restaurant Brands Include:
Chili's Grill & Bar (1,299 restaurants in U.S., 235 International restaurants)
Chili's is a full-service restaurant, featuring a casual atmosphere and a varied menu of chicken, beef, pork and seafood entrees, steaks, fajitas, sandwiches, salads, appetizers, desserts, and our legendary Big Mouth Burgers and Baby Back Ribs. All of our menu items are prepared fresh daily according to special Chili's recipes. At most of our Chili's restaurants we have a full-service Margarita Bar serving alcohol, with a variety of specialty margaritas, including our signature drink, the Presidente Margarita. Chili's also offers the convenience of a To-Go menu and To-Go entrance in most locations.

The average turnover time per table is approximately 45 minutes. Chili's team members are dressed casually in jeans, knit shirts or t-shirts, and aprons to reinforce the casual, informal environment. The décor of a Chili's restaurant consists of booth seating, tile-top tables, hanging plants and wood and brick walls covered with interesting memorabilia.

Maggiano's Little Italy (44 restaurants in U.S., one International)
Maggiano's is a classic Italian-American restaurant in the style of New York's Little Italy in the 1940s. Maggiano's restaurants are casual, full-service restaurants featuring family-style menus and extensive banquet facilities that host events up to 300 people. There is a full lunch and dinner menu offering chef-prepared, classic Italian-American fare in the form of appetizers, bountiful portions of pasta, chicken, seafood, veal and prime steaks. Maggiano's restaurants also offer a full range of alcoholic beverages.

For fiscal 2011, Brinker International reported revenues of $2.76 billion and net income of $141.0 million.

History

Brinker International traces its original roots to 1975. In the following year it was renamed Chili's, Inc. Chili's first started as a neighborhood-style restaurant that served quality homemade food in a casual atmosphere. Sales grew quickly and additional restaurants flourished. In 1983, Chili's, Inc. attracted the attention of Norman Brinker, one of the restaurant industry's preeminent leaders, who bought the company and took it public that same year.

The company's name was changed in 1991 to Brinker International, Inc.

The company sold the Romano's Macaroni Grill chain in 2008 for $131.5 million but retains a 20% ownership stake.

Brinker sold the On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina chain to Golden Gate Capital in 2010 for $180 million.

Benefits

Here are some of the benefits provided by Brinker. They include: medical, dental, vision, life, legal assistance, vacations every six months, health club reimbursement, tuition assistance, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts

Restaurant manager salary range starts at $36,000/year and can extend to $56,000/year. Monthly bonuses for managers averages around $300-$500/month. There is also a 401(k) program with a company match and stock option grants for managers.

Updated November 13, 2011