Chili's Grill & Bar announced today it has opened a new location in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador. Including this opening, Chili's is now located in 26 countries.
Currently, there are more than 90 Chili's restaurants in the Latin America region, including Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
The restaurant, which will be operated by franchise partner American Food, will open at La Gran Via shopping center, seats 237 guests and brings approximately 100 full-time and part-time jobs to the capital city of San Salvador.
"Brinker continues to maintain a strong focus on international growth and this opening is yet another example. El Salvador presents an attractive market to both us and our franchise partner, American Food," said Greg Walther, president of global business development for Brinker International. "It's exciting to know many Salvadorans will be experiencing Chili's for the first time, and we look forward to more expansion in Central America."
Brinker International owns, operates or franchises more than 190 international locations.