Who owns Maggiano's Little Italy?
Maggiano's Little Italy is owned by Brinker (the United States, NYSE: EAT).[1]
Evidence: Brinker International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-19, SEC EDGAR, 19 August 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Brinker International, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Dallas, Texas
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: EAT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Maggiano's Little Italy
Maggiano's is a full-service Italian American restaurant brand serving a la carte and Family Style meals, with dedicated banquet rooms for celebrations and business events. Brinker reports average annual sales of $9.5 million per Maggiano's restaurant in fiscal 2026 and about $41.36 spent per guest, far above Chili's, which reflects its large-party and event focus.
What Brinker's annual report says about Maggiano's Little Italy
Sentences about Maggiano's Little Italy from Brinker's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Maggiano's Little Italy Maggiano's is a full-service, national restaurant brand offering Italian American favorites through both a la carte and Family Style dining.
Maggiano's Little Italy At Maggiano's, the focus is improving performance and operations through the Company's Back to Maggiano's strategy.
How often Brinker names Maggiano's Little Italy in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Maggiano's Little Italy
Where Maggiano's Little Italy sits in Brinker
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Brinker
Brinker controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
- Chili's Grill & Bar (1975)
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 72 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19; Brinker has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Bonefish Grill | Bloomin' Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Darden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| North Italia | Cheesecake Factory | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Brinker
Brinker is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, United States. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: EAT.
Brinker International is a Dallas-based casual dining company that owns, develops, operates and franchises two restaurant brands: Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy. Chili's is its flagship, with restaurants in the United States, 28 other countries and two US territories, while Maggiano's is a smaller, higher-spend banquet-oriented Italian American chain, averaging $9.5 million in sales per restaurant in fiscal 2026 against $5.0 million at Chili's.
🇺🇸 Maggiano's Little Italy and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Maggiano's Little Italy is not one of them.
- Applebee's — Dine Brands 🇺🇸
- Arby's — Inspire Brands 🇺🇸
- Baja Fresh — MTY Group 🇨🇦
- Bonefish Grill — Bloomin' Brands 🇺🇸
- Burger King — Restaurant Brands International 🇨🇦
- Caribou Coffee — Panera Brands 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Maggiano's Little Italy?
The parent company of Maggiano's Little Italy is Brinker, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Maggiano's Little Italy American?
Yes. Maggiano's Little Italy originated in the United States and its owner, Brinker, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Maggiano's Little Italy still owned by Brinker?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Maggiano's Little Italy is still owned by Brinker. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Brinker International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-19 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 19 August 2026; retrieved 7 October 2026.
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