As consumers increasingly ask for healthier fare, the company that operates Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants plans to cut salt and calories across its menus by 10 percent over the next five years and 20 percent over the next decade.
Darden Restaurants, an Orlando, Fla., company with 1,900 restaurants that include the LongHorn Steakhouse chain, pledged to reformulate recipes, trim portion sizes and introduce healthier items.
“Americans are increasingly conscious of making healthy choices for themselves and their families,” Darden chief executive Clarence Otis said last week.