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Aug 2025
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S19E24: Why Chili’s Is Winning While Oth...

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Send us Fan Mail Chili’s just posted five straight quarters of growth and a 39% sales jump, bucking the trend in a struggling casual dining sector. On today’s Market Outsiders, Jenny Rae and Namaan unpack what’s behind Chili’s surge and why its real competition may be McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A, not Outback or Applebee’s. They also explore how Chili’s is thr ... Show More
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