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Olive Garden tries new off-premise moves

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 20, 2019

The Darden Restaurants holding is still a no-go on small-order delivery, but its catering program is moving within reach of couples.

Top 500 Chains

Yard House

 May 03, 2019

Get Top 500 data: sales, units and YOY change, average unit volume, and company/franchise units, as well as Technomic’s analysis, growth forecast and more.

Financing

Olive Garden backs off promotions, citing better industry conditions

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2018

The Italian chain posted a same-store sales increase of 3.5% for Q2, but Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen continued to underperform for the chains’ parent, Darden Restaurants.

Workforce

After a 5.3% rise in Olive Garden comps, Darden Restaurants plans to escalate the talent war

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 20, 2018

The casual-dining superpower says it will focus as much on recruiting and keeping employees as it will on drawing customers.

Marketing

Casual restaurant chains aim to score with new football promos

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 14, 2018

The new customer lures range from free delivery to guaranteed group reservations.

Top 500 Chains

Yard House

Jun. 19, 2018

Americans Plan to Continue Eat-At-Home and Frugal Shopping Habits Post Recession

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 20, 2010

OMAHA, Neb. (May18, 2010)—While the recession forced millionsof Americans into the kitchen and to develop an eat-at-home mindset, a new survey(1) released...

Marketing

The 10 most tempting LTOs in February

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 12, 2018

Consumers reveal the five limited-time offers they are most likely to purchase and the five they find most craveable.

Moving the wine list to the iPad

By Amanda M. Westbrooks on Aug. 22, 2011

The most frequently voiced criticisms over restaurant wine lists revolve around the issues of presentation, organization, selection and pricing. Chicago Cut Steakhouse, an independent upscale eatery in the Windy City, set out to create the ultimate user experience with the help of a little device from Apple.

Financing

New England as backyard

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 01, 2012

One might think that local ingredients are hard to come by during a Massachusetts winter.

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