Sep 30 2010
Brinker International has installed in its corporate restaurants with Eco-story LED lighting, under the re-lamp project. Brinker is the parent company of Maggiano's Restaurants and Chili's Restaurants. The objective of the re-lamp project is to install 125,000 LED bulbs in the exterior and interior of 827 corporate restaurants. This project will be the largest deployment of LED lamp technology in the U.S.
The Maine-based Eco-story was chosen as the vendor for the LEDs. Eco-story manufactures interior lighting for hotels, retail stores, and restaurants. Eco-story utilizes Cree warm white XLamp LEDs for delivering the color quality, demanded by fine and casual dining restaurants. The installation and distribution of the lighting for the Chili's stores was undertaken by Facilities Solutions Group.
Brinker estimated that its annual savings to be about $87.00 per week for each store, after testing the LED technology in ten stores. As a result, Brinker will have savings of over $3.7 million per year. The lighting technology also enhances the environment and look of the Chili's restaurants than the conventional lighting. The Eco-story lighting solutions produce a warm light.