Brinker International, Inc. EAT

Brinker International, Inc. es una empresa de restaurantes de comida casual. La Compañía es propietaria, desarrolla, opera y otorga franquicias de las marcas de restaurantes Chili's Grill & Bar (Chili's) y Maggiano's Little Italy (Maggiano's). La Compañía opera a través de dos segmentos: Chili's y Maggiano's. El segmento de Chili's incluye sus restaurantes Chili's de propiedad de la Compañía, que se encuentran principalmente en los Estados Unidos, dentro del segmento de restaurantes casuales de servicio completo de la industria. El segmento de Chili's también incluye sus restaurantes de propiedad de la Compañía en Canadá y regalías de sus ubicaciones con franquicias en los Estados Unidos, 27 otros países y dos territorios de los Estados Unidos. El segmento de Maggiano's incluye sus restaurantes Maggiano's de propiedad de la Compañía en los Estados Unidos, así como regalías de su negocio de franquicias nacionales. La empresa es propietaria, opera o otorga franquicias de más de 1,600 restaurantes en los Estados Unidos y 27 otros países y dos territorios de los Estados Unidos.

EAT hizo una división de acciones (split) de 3:2 el 1 de diciembre de 2006: cada 2 acciones se convirtieron en 3. Cambió la cantidad de acciones y su precio, pero no el valor total de la inversión.

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