doug comings

Hi! Welcome to Chili’s Royse City 🌶️ #newrestaurantopening #RoyseCityTX #Chilis

Carson Hocevar and Chili's are running a Dale Earnhardt throwback this weekend at Darlington Raceway. "Last year, we noticed the chatter comparing Carson’s driving style to a young Dale Earnhardt, and it’s only grown louder as big names in the sport make the comparison,” said Chili’s Director of Media Tim Forman. “Given the discussion, we wanted to honor Dale’s legacy, using his 1981 paint scheme as the inspiration for what we’re calling the Marg Machine."

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Chili's two-year stacked same-store sales hit 40% last quarter and appear to be accelerating. That's five straight quarters of 35%+ quarterly performance. It's ridiculous. Chili's did this with a one-two punch of in-store service improvements and social media marketing. A bit of luck also helped. The company first focused on getting the stores right, fixing little things, investing in service, etc. They then hit on customers' demand for value on items they want, tapping into frustration about high fast-food menu prices. They got a bit lucky with the "cheese pull" trend on social media. But, as @kdhochman notes, Chili's restaurants were ready for the onslaught. Now the company is just really popular with the kids. Go into any Chili's and you'll see Gen Zer after Gen Zer. This is a damn casual-dining chain for crying out loud. Kids aren't supposed to be there. But they've discovered the wonders of the bar-and-grill chain. Anyway, Chili's now does $1 million more per store than its longtime rival Applebee's and $1.7 million more than TGI Fridays. Just an insane story. $EAT

🎉‼️ Fantastic Week in West Virginia with @rachelaustin13 and @dougcomings. Saw some stunning Fun Atmosphere and some of the most delicious food and drinks and Chiliheads with the Hospitality DNA !! (especially that Chicken Sandwich 😋!!) 🌶️ 🫶🚀

A huge congratulations to @dale_bullotta on 40 incredible years as an elite ChiliHead, and heartfelt thank you to @hasquet on a well-deserved retirement! Your leadership and passion have inspired us all. Cheryl, the ChiliHead nation will truly miss you! 🥂

Excellent Listening Session with Team Tampa today! Appreciate our great 🌶️’s Operators! 🥂

Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸 Huge thanks to our heroes for their service. Grateful for the incredible hospitality our TMs showed in Tampa and nationwide—your warmth made the day unforgettable. 🌶️❤️

@NicholasBPaxton Thanks fro a great experience! Love what the team is doing to bring back guests! 🌶️🚀

COOl time in Central Illinois!!!—restaurants looked awesome, teams were fired up, and that ChiliHead Hospitality was on full display. You could feel the ownership and pride in every restaurant we walked into. We wrapped with a great listening session—real talk about what’s working and what’s next. Proud of this team and the energy they’re bringing every single day! 🌶️ #Chilis #MidwestMomentum #LeadershipInAction @dougcomings @hsteveoh13 @train3rgirl

This was so exciting to see today at the RSC! Here's to hopefully adding more stars in the future! 🎉🌶️ #5Star

Finally made my way to 🎵 Johnson City, Tennessee 🎵! Strong culture in the Tri-Cities 🌶️’s! Proud to visit the market where it all started for @AA_M_WHITE

The 🌶️’s Field Leadership Team working the fundamentals to drive execution! 🌶️🚀

Team OKC is prepared for take off! 🚀 🌶️❤️

Great time connecting with our Chilis market leaders in the SouthEast Region. Always great to see Doug back in the ATL for a few days, along with Rocky, Aaron, Jenn, Mike, Brooke and Derek! #Chilislove

Chili's two-year stacked comps are accelerating. Fiscal Q1: 20.2% Q2: 36.4% Q3: 35.1% Q4: 38.8% (new) Given the number of chains reporting slowing/weak sales, etc., those numbers are ridiculous. $EAT

It was a pleasure to be a part of this amazing event with @chilis & @tecovas! And it was even cooler to have been able to meet @gfelix! 🌶️ 🤠

Team Orlando is 🔥! Lots of 🌶️’s pride in the market. ❤️ how the teams are executing the fundamentals to grow the business! 🌶️🚀