Olive Garden

2017 Top 500: Italian

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 08, 2017

Italian heavyweight Olive Garden increased sales by 3%, helping to drive the menu category's 1.9% sales growth, to $8.5 billion.

IHOP

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 05, 2006

"We congratulate the outstanding commitment and dedication these individuals have shown to the WFF and to the foodservice and hospitality industries," said...

Olive Garden tests in-store activities for kids

Jun. 15, 2015

Little Italy Kids Night invites families to engage in such distractions as making pasta jewelry and trading cards.

Top 500 Chains

2017 Top 500: The likely comeback brands

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 13, 2017

While it may not be all good news yet, these chains have plans in place that are starting to pay off.

Gazpacho

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 15, 2008

These modern American chefs' interpretations show just how versatile, trendy and tropical American gazpacho can be.

Olive Garden servers have problem with tabletop ordering

Aug. 31, 2015

The chain acknowledged last week that a glitch occasionally miscalculates tips but is being fixed.

Financing

20 top full-service chains in satisfaction and sales

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 23, 2017

When it comes to restaurant brands, the sales leaders are not always consumers’ favorites for a variety of reasons. Chains best at parlaying customer satisfaction into sales are hard to beat.

The week in ideas, July 15, 2011

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 15, 2011

Five ideas this week. Two you'd probably call more theories than ideas, but we're not that particular. Bans were in style this week. Restaurants kept serving kids alcohol. A little restaurant on restaurant love in Portland. And more

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