Tag: Olive Garden
Darden Restaurants to Acquire Ruth’s Hospitality Group
ORLANDO, Fla. — Darden Restaurants Inc. has entered into a merger agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Ruth’s Hospitality Group for...
Olive Garden to Open in Saskatchewan
REGINA — Olive Garden is set to open two locations in Saskatchewan, according to CBC News.
The first location is slated to open in Regina...
Independent Restaurateur of the Year: Nick Di Donato, Liberty Entertainment Group
Nick Di Donato’s passion for restaurants was ignited at a young age. At 15, he got his first taste of restaurant work as a...
Another Round of Cuts at Darden
ORLANDO, Fla. ― Darden Restaurants laid off 30 employees from its corporate headquarters earlier this week.
This news follows staff cuts last fall, when Darden...
Gene Lee Named CEO of Darden Restaurants, Inc.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Darden interim CEO Gene Lee will be sticking around at Darden, as he has been appointed CEO and director of the...
Gene Lee Named Interim CEO of Darden
ORLANDO, Fla. — Gene Lee, president and COO of Orlando, Fla.’s Darden Restaurants, will assume the role of interim CEO, as Clarence Otis (pictured)...
Olive Garden Site Crashes Following Never-Ending Pasta Promo
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando, Fla.-based Olive Garden’s website crashed yesterday during the company’s Never-Ending Pasta pass promotion, its latest attempt to drum up...
Darden Sells Red Lobster
ORLANDO, Fla. — Months after announcing it was pondering the future of its troubled Red Lobster brand, Darden Restaurants has agreed to sell the casual-dining chain to Golden Gate Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm, for $2.1 billion.
Darden Considers Separation From Red Lobster
ORLANDO, Fla. — Bowing to pressure from its shareholders after slinking sales in the second quarter, Darden Restaurants, Inc. — which owns Olive Garden,...
