Restaurant innovator Norman Brinker, who developed salad bars, built Chili’s chain, dies at 78

DALLAS — Norman Brinker, a restaurant mogul who popularized the salad bar and built a worldwide casual dining empire that includes Chili’s Grill & Bar, died Tuesday at age 78.

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