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                        Chili's Strength Drives Brinker's Quarterly Beat; Maggiano's Lags
                        29 Oct 2025 14:13 GMT
                        
                          Brinker International Inc (NYSE:EAT) reported fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday before the market opened, topping Wall Street expectations.
                          The company announced quarterly earnings of $1.93 per share, beating analysts' estimate of $1.77, as  …
                        
                       
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                        Say goodbye to family friendly restaurant chain after bosses confirm every single location will close on September 30
                        24 Sep 2025 07:35 GMT
                        
                          BOSSES of a family favorite restaurant chain have confirmed that its eateries are set to close.
                          Establishments will disappear from the map on September 30.
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                          Five Lookout Kitchen restaurants are to closeCredit: KOKH-TVFive Lookout Kitchen restaurants,  …
                        
                       
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                        Yum Brands is cooking up more than fast food. It's preparing the industry's next CEOs
                        06 Aug 2025 23:45 GMT
                        
                          Customers walk out of a Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurant during lunchtime in Los Angeles, California.
                          Kevork Djansezian | Getty Images
                          Looking for the next CEO for your restaurant chain? Try mining the ranks at Yum Brands.
                          The restaurant conglomerate,  …
                        
                       
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                        Beloved Italian chain that’s ‘better than Olive Garden’ confirms restaurant’s last day of business after 30 years
                        17 Sep 2025 20:05 GMT
                        
                          A POPULAR Italian chain that foodies have dubbed superior to rival Olive Garden has officially confirmed a location's last day after three decades.
                          The Maggiano's Little Italy will turn off its lights for good in just days - but it's not all  …
                        
                       
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                        Olive Garden rival closes yet another restaurant after third bankruptcy in seven years
                        08 Sep 2025 10:36 GMT
                        
                          AN Olive Garden rival has shut yet another restaurant after its third bankruptcy in seven years.
                          Beloved Italian chain Bertucci's has closed its site in Reading, Massachusetts after filing for Chapter 11 in April.
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                          Bertucci’s is closing its site in  …
                        
                       
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                        Have a birthday in September? Sign up for all the restaurant and retail freebies
                        03 Sep 2025 00:24 GMT
                        
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                          Happy birthday to everyone born this month! Did you know that you can score tons of great restaurant and retail freebies during the month of your birthday?
                          If you have a  …
                        
                       
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                        Outdated Chain Restaurant Menu Items That Are Stuck In The 2000s
                        04 Sep 2025 14:02 GMT
                        
Surely it's not just us that think that chain restaurants need a revamp, right? While these restaurants can be charming, familiar, and affordable, they can also feel as though they're sorta stuck in a time warp — and nowhere is that more true than  …
                       
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                        Chain Restaurant Desserts That Are Outdated
                        31 Aug 2025 15:11 GMT
                        
A chain restaurant should be many things, but above all it should be familiar. We don't go to places like Chili's, Red Robin, and Texas Roadhouse because we're expecting innovation. We go there because we know exactly what we're getting,  …
                       
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                        Brinker International Reports First Quarter of Fiscal 2026 Results and Reiterates Fiscal 2026 Guidance
                        29 Oct 2025 22:46 GMT
                        
                          DALLAS, Oct. 29, 2025 // PRNewswire // -- Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended September 24, 2025.
                          First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Highlights
                          "Chili's  …
                        
                       
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                        Maggiano's rethinks its turnaround plan
                        13 Aug 2025 23:45 GMT
                        
                          Maggiano's has made changes to its menu over the past year. | Photo courtesy of Maggiano's Little Italy
                          Maggiano’s Little Italy has a new president and a new turnaround plan. But neither are entirely unfamiliar.
                          Kevin Hochman, the CEO of Maggiano’s …