Olive Garden

Marketing

Chains aim to boost traffic with pay-upfront passes

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 14, 2017

Au Bon Pain is the latest brand to unveil an endless pass of sorts.

Olive Garden adds value twist to Buy One/Take One promo

Aug. 12, 2014

The workhorse of Darden Restaurants’ portfolio is sweetening its twofer deal by partnering with Redbox.

Food

3 products pushing chain menu boundaries

By Kelsey Squire on Apr. 25, 2016

Will these unconventional items bring a sales boost to Burger King, Dunkin’ Donuts and Olive Garden?

Financing

Why some companies go slow on delivery

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 19, 2017

Citing the services’ high costs, Olive Garden owner Darden and Newk’s Eatery are cautious on the industry trend.

$100 Olive Garden pasta pass sparks resale headache

Sep. 10, 2014

With the all-you-can-eat passes selling for far more than their original price of $100, Olive Garden is invoking a provision that says the deal is non-transferable.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

Financing