Chili’s Is ‘Close’ to Finding an Official Delivery Partner
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Grubhub checks most of the boxes Chili's parent company is looking to fill, so that's our pick — if we had to guess.
Chili’s will be among the first major casual dining chains in the U.S. to announce an official third-party delivery partner, beating out direct market rivals Olive Garden, Applebee’s, and Outback Steakhouse.
That’s according to parent company Brinker International, which on Tuesday reported positive fiscal third-quarter earnings, including a 3.3 percent rise in revenue to $839 million.
Chili’s spent much of 2018 building out its mobile and online ordering capabilities, and is now ready to capitalize on consecutive quarters of double-digit off-premise sales lifts, including 17 percent growth in takeout and delivery orders last quar
