Olive Garden

Spring Lamb

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 17, 2011

Spring lamb, one of nature's finest offerings, is now appearing on menus across the country. Here's how some restaurants are plating this truly seasonal fare.

Darden’s comps up 3.4%

By Kelsey Squire on Sep. 22, 2015

The restaurant company saw Q1 sales grow across all brands, including Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse.

Marketing

Olive Garden’s pass offer snags over $2.2M in under 1 second

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 14, 2017

We know because we tried to buy one, and timed the experience.

The week in ideas, October 21, 2011

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 24, 2011

Another week, another Guinness Record. Olive Garden tries to fix a bad idea. An upstate New York restaurant gets certified. And, really, wasn’t it just a matter of time before Jon Bon Jovi found his way into The Week in Ideas?

Darden’s comps rise 1.6%

By Kelsey Squire on Dec. 18, 2015

The company raised its outlook for the full fiscal year.

Consumer Trends

Teens name top 7 restaurant chains

By Brett Dworski on Oct. 12, 2017

One brand stood out among the eateries preferred by teens, who continue to spend more at restaurants than they do at clothing stores.

The Week in Ideas, April 1, 2013

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 01, 2013

Bad ideas. Good ideas. Questionable ideas. And a couple of restaurants doing what restaurants are supposed to do: show hospitality.

Moms’ group blasts Olive Garden for aiding the devil

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 28, 2016

The organization wants the Italian chain’s ad schedule curbed.

Food

Are LTOs still worth it?

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 09, 2017

The appeal of limited-time offers—an opportunity to get new customers in the door and increase visits from regulars, as well as the accompanying bump in checks and sales—is clear.

Olive Garden offers all you can eat -- for seven weeks

Sep. 08, 2014

Only 1,000 of the passes will be sold, and all via the chain’s website.

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