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Buy a Chili’s Franchise

Chili’s Grill & Bar is the flagship brand of Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), a publicly traded restaurant company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1975 in Dallas, Chili’s has become one of the most recognized names in American casual dining, built around a Southwestern-inspired American menu served in a full-service, bar-inclusive restaurant format.

Brinker International operates or franchises more than 1,600 Chili’s locations across 28 countries and two US territories, with hundreds of franchised restaurants operating domestically. Brinker also owns Maggiano’s Little Italy. For US domestic franchise development, Brinker currently focuses its program on multi-restaurant airport opportunities.

Chili’s restaurants operate as freestanding full-service units with a bar, full kitchen, and dining room seating for over 100 guests. The brand has invested in digital ordering, loyalty programs, and menu innovation and posted industry-leading same-store sales growth across 2024 and 2025. Franchisees receive support from Brinker’s corporate team across operations, culinary, supply chain, finance, and marketing, coordinated from the Restaurant Support Center in Dallas.

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Why buy a Chili’s Franchise?

Chili’s carries substantial brand equity in full-service casual dining, with consumer recognition built over five decades. A focused value strategy and renewed marketing approach drove industry-leading same-store sales growth in 2024 and 2025, which benefits existing franchise units through increased guest traffic and brand attention.

Brinker’s supply chain relationships give franchisees purchasing leverage that independent restaurant operators cannot easily match. The franchisor provides advertising tools, media planning, culinary innovation, and operational guidance, letting franchise owners focus on local execution. Brinker’s royalty structure is notably low for a full-service casual dining concept, a factor worth examining in unit-level financial due diligence.

Chili’s Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $40,000 – $60,000

    • Initial Investment

      $1,355,000 – $6,503,695

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      1.25%

  • Training & Support

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Chili’s – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Brinker's franchisee support operates from the Restaurant Support Center in Dallas, Texas, with teams covering training, operations, marketing, supply chain, and finance. Support includes manager training and people succession planning, performance improvement tools and P&L assessments, media planning and advertising resources, and supply chain management with established supplier relationships. Resale buyers should confirm with Brinker what initial training is provided to incoming owners and what system access carries over with the transfer.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The Chili's franchise model is built for experienced multi-unit restaurant operators with a background in casual or fast-casual dining. Brinker's domestic program targets candidates who can demonstrate a track record of operating multiple locations and have the management infrastructure to grow a portfolio. The ideal franchisee is operationally fluent in full-service restaurant management, including bar operations, kitchen staffing, and team succession. Proficiency in multi-unit P&L management and familiarity with non-traditional venue development, including airport environments, are particularly relevant for domestic applicants.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Chili's and parent Brinker International have earned significant recognition in recent years. In 2025, Ad Age named Chili's Brand of the Year and CMO of the Year, and the Webby Awards honored the brand's Big Smasher BurgerTime campaign with a People's Voice Award. Brinker earned the No. 1 Best Place to Work ranking from the Dallas Business Journal and No. 1 Top Workplace from The Dallas Morning News in 2025. Restaurant Business named Brinker CEO Kevin Hochman its 2025 Restaurant Leader of the Year. Nation's Restaurant News ranked Chili's No. 25 in its annual Top 500 in 2023.

  4. Industry / Market

    The US restaurant industry is one of the country's largest consumer-facing sectors, with casual dining representing a consistent and substantial share of spending. Consumer demand in the segment is driven by the social dining occasion and the bar-inclusive, table-service format that distinguishes full-service restaurants from fast-casual alternatives. Value-oriented full-service brands have demonstrated resilience as consumers prioritize quality sit-down experiences at accessible price points. Resale buyers should review the traffic patterns, local competitive set, and sales history of any specific Chili's location.

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