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Olive Garden

Operations

What can Bloomin' Brands expect from disgruntled shareholder Starboard Value?

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 22, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: There could be a preview in the pressure Starboard put on Bloomin' arch-rival Darden Restaurants nine years ago.

Technology

Domino's caved to third-party delivery. Will other holdouts follow?

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 18, 2023

Tech Check: To quote former Darden Restaurants CEO Gene Lee: "No." Here's why.

Leadership

Someone forgot to tell Gene Lee this business is for losers

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 23, 2023

Reality Check: The retiring Darden Restaurants chairman blazed a career that should shush assertions the restaurant industry will take you nowhere.

Financing

Olive Garden's parent is preparing for a slowing economy

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 22, 2023

Stagnant spending will keep a lid on growth at Darden Restaurants over the next 12 months, but it still expects to outpace the industry.

Leadership

Gene Lee is retiring as Darden chairman

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 22, 2023

The former CEO of the owner of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse will step down after the company’s annual meeting, set for September.

Financing

Olive Garden says lower prices are helping sales

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 23, 2023

The chain’s strategy to undershoot inflation is driving more guests to its restaurants, executives said. And it believes peak pricing is now in the rearview mirror.

Financing

Olive Garden gets boost from return of Never Ending Pasta Bowl

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 16, 2022

Sales and traffic improved significantly at the chain as guests came back for the popular promotion.

Marketing

Olive Garden is bringing back the Never Ending Pasta Bowl after all

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 29, 2022

After casting doubt on the future of the popular promotion, the chain is reviving it as sales and traffic slow.

Financing

Lower-income guests are pulling back at Olive Garden

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 22, 2022

Inflation is pinching people earning less than $50,000, but higher-income customers have held strong, executives said Thursday.

Financing

Darden's Q4 margins outstrip pre-COVID levels despite below-inflation pricing

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 23, 2022

The parent of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse said its ongoing effort to simplify operations lowered labor costs.

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