Darden Restaurants

Darden Helping Feeding America with $2 Million Grant

Darden Restaurants is helping Feeding America add refrigerated trucks for 10 member food banks to support mobile pantry programs and food distribution in communities with the highest need. ...

Olive Garden Drives Record Profit Growth

From a sales standpoint, Olive Garden’s isn't pacing with its casual-dining competitors.

Darden's Sales are Growing in a Big Way

The current restaurant environment is quite dynamic, to say the least, Darden CEO Gene Lee said.

An 11.5-inch long Giant Chicken Parmigiana is part of Olive Garden's new Giant Italian Classics menu.

Olive Garden Parent is Giving Employees a Pay Raise

Darden CEO Gene Lee firmly believes his employees are the heart and soul of the brand.

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The Food and Menu Trends of COVID-19, and Why They Might Rejuvenate Casual Dining

The pandemic forced a lot of restaurants to get lean, reduce inventories, and develop menu items executable with skeleton crews.

Darden Will Pay Employees to Get Vaccinated

Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse parent Darden Restaurants said Tuesday that hourly employees at company-run stores will be paid to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the ...

Darden CEO: Curbside Will Be Faster than Drive-Thru

Darden CEO Gene Lee is so proud of Olive Garden’s curbside business that he’d put it up against the best drive-thrus the quick-service industry has to offer.

Darden Won’t Let COVID-19 Change What Matters Most

As the calendar flips on a tumultuous year for full-service restaurants, operators are starting to plot where COVID-19 innovation falls into the 2021 picture.

Darden CEO Gene Lee Named Chairman of the Board

The Darden Restaurants Board of Directors has elected Chief Executive Officer Eugene (Gene) I. Lee, Jr. as Chairman of the Board, succeeding Charles (Chuck) M. Sonsteby, effective January 4, 2021. ...