Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

EXPLAINED: Rick cardenas | Rare Historical Photos

Darden Restaurants Just Hit a 52-Week High–Is the Olive Garden Comeback Story Legit?

Darden Restaurants stock hit a 52-week high in 2026 as record sales, strong Q4 earnings, and a $1.5 billion buyback set it apart from struggling peers Domino's and Chipotle.

MarketBeat

Smaller portions are a big restaurant trend as customers watch their budgets and waistlines

The biggest new restaurant trend is small

The Independent UK

Olive Garden tests smaller portions, shifting from endless pasta

Company says full-size options not going anywhere, but new 'Lighter Portion Entrees' will be tested at 40 percent of restaurant locations

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Beloved Caribbean-inspired restaurant chain announces it will look to sell all locations

Darden Restaurants also own Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse, and says some locations could be converted

The Independent UK

Olive Garden parent company shrugs off concerns of plummeting consumer confidence because restaurant goers continue 'to treat themselves and splurge'

Despite missing analyst expectations, Darden Restauant’s stock popped as it forecasted a sales lift next quarter amid pessimism about the economy.

Fortune

Olive Garden Owner Announces Uber Delivery Partnership

Customers will be able to order delivery online and through the app at more than 900 locations while delivery will be handled by Uber Direct.

International Business Times

Olive Garden's lesson for Red Lobster

It's Endless Shrimp versus the Never Ending Pasta Bowls

Salon

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Olive Garden owner's CEO says fast food is so expensive you might as well have a sit-down meal

McDonald’s and Wendy’s have vexed budget-conscious consumers, and chains like Chili’s and Olive Garden are ready to take advantage.

Fortune

Red Lobster offers ‘endless shrimp’ amid its recent woes

Red Lobster is offering customers plate after plate of “endless” shrimp scampi, lightly fried shrimp and shrimp linguini alfredo at a time when the seafood chain might need a boost in business.

Orlando Sentinel

Omicron leads to 13,000+ Darden employees out sick in January

Darden Restaurants was hit hard by the omicron variant of the coronavirus pandemic in January, with more than 13,000 employees missing work that month, company leaders revealed Thursday.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Cheesecake Factory

28 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.