Chili opens outlet in Chennai

CHENNAI: Chili's Grill & Bar opened its first outlet in Chennai at Express Avenue on Monday. The TVS capital-backed restaurant chain made its entry into India in mid-2009 with its first outlet at Powai in Mumbai followed by outlets across Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Kolkatta and Chandigarh.

With backing from TVS Capital, TexMex Cuisine India which owns and operates 10 Chili’s in South & West plans to open at least eight more outlets in next 1-2 years.

Speaking about the new outlet launch, Ashish Saxena, CEO Chili’s American Grill & Bar, said: "It’s been seven successful years for the brand in India making Chili’s the leading casual dining chain in the country with 18 outlets across India. Our restaurants in south and west India are one of the fastest growing Chili’s in the world with same store growth of over 10% for past three years. With our first outlet launch in Chennai at Express Avenue, we plan on opening more outlets in the near future.”