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Olive Garden

Financing

Darden’s Gene Lee shows casual dining how it’s done

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 22, 2018

Olive Garden’s owner has thrived by simply focusing on doing a good job at its restaurants, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Top 500 Chains

Olive Garden

 Jun. 14, 2018
Leadership

Brad Blum named CEO of Bravo, Brio

By Peter Romeo on May 29, 2018

The two casual Italian brands will be the nucleus for a new company run by the former Olive Garden chief, with financial backing from Brazil-based GP Investments.

Leadership

Darden CEO Gene Lee named IFMA foodservice operator of the year

By Peter Romeo on May 19, 2018

The longtime casual-dining veteran was chosen for the Gold Plate Award from among eight leaders named as the best within their respective market segments.

Consumer Trends

Top 5 LTOs in December: Craveability vs. Purchase Intent

By Lizzy Freier on Jan. 01, 2018

Often, the menu items deemed the most craveable aren’t the ones consumers say they’re most likely to purchase.

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

Marketing

Social media watch: Back to Back to the Future

By Kelsey Squire on Oct. 26, 2015

Restaurant brands put unique spins on #BackToTheFuture Day.

Marketing

Mastering social media's new tools: Facebook

By Benita Gingerella and Lisa White on Sep. 18, 2017

Facebook’s 360 photos and videos allow brands to give users a more interactive and immersive social media experience.

Consumer Trends

2012 trend book: Food

Dec. 01, 2011

Restaurants may be watching their food purchasing pennies more carefully, but that isn’t hampering creativity in the kitchen. We gathered predictions from a team of expert forecasters; here are the top food trends to watch in the coming year.

Olive Garden considering chainwide delivery

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 18, 2015

Parent company Darden Restaurants is looking to sign a deal with a major third-party player.

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