Restaurant News Bites: Outback Steakhouse, Cracker Barrel, Topper’s Pizza
The recent recession has lowered the revenues of most restaurants, but the number of meals Americans eat out each year…
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LongHorn Steakhouse Opens New Location in Roanoke
LongHorn Steakhouse today announced the opening of its new location in Roanoke, Va. The restaurant, best known for its atmosphere…
LongHorn Steakhouse Opens New Location in Tupelo, Miss.
LongHorn Steakhouse today announced the opening of its new location in Tupelo, Miss. The restaurant, best known for its atmosphere…
Darden Restaurants Commits to Healthier Menu Changes
The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), together with First Lady Michelle Obama, announced today that Darden Restaurants, Inc., the…
Stakes high in LongHorn’s bid to challenge Outback
Darden Restaurants, owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster, has found its next big thing in LongHorn Steakhouse. After a…
Restaurant News Bites: Chipotle, Darden, Rudy’s, Hurricane Grill & Wings
Howard Schultz, the founder and CEO of the Starbucks corporation, has started a boycott on campaign contributions. His lead has…
Darden Commitment Exceeds $1 Million Gift-in-Kind Donations to Habitat ReStore Resale Outlets
ORLANDO, Fla. (RestaurantNews.com) Items donated to Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore resale outlets from remodeled Darden restaurants have topped $1.2 million…
Darden steers LongHorn toward major growth with eye on overtaking Outback
Orlando-based Darden Restaurants has found its next big thing in LongHorn Steakhouse. After a couple of years of slow growth…
Olive Garden Diners in North Carolina Exposed to Hepatitis A
Casual diners in North Carolina are flocking to get hepatitis A vaccines after a server at an Olive Garden in…
Darden Restaurants Signs Development Agreement for Mexico
Darden Restaurants has entered into a formal area development agreement with CMR to develop and operate Darden’s Red Lobster, Olive…
Red Lobster Debuts New Ads Featuring the Brand’s ‘Real People’
Red Lobster announced today the launch of a new national advertising campaign featuring the real people of Red Lobster –…
Olive Garden’s Pasta for Pennies Program Raises $8.4 Million for Cancer Research
Students across the country put in much more than their two cents this year to raise money for Olive Garden’s…
Restaurant News Bites: Olive Garden, Five Guys, Sonic
A new opening of a Five Guys Burgers and Fries causes visitors to line up for hours just for a…
Darden Plans To Focus On Value In New Olive Garden Campaign
Darden Restaurants Inc. plans to focus more on value in promotions for its Olive Garden chain as the company tries…
Olive Garden Announces Pasta Tales Essay Contest Winners
Daniel Carr wants to be an environmental filmmaker. That’s his dream. But, even better than just dreaming it, this ninth-grader…
Red Lobster restaurants trying for Maine ambiance nationally
Red Lobster is trying to create the ambiance of a small, seaside town in Maine as it rolls out a…
LongHorn Steakhouse Gives Guests a Chance to ‘Go West’ with Award-Winning Country Star Luke Bryan
LongHorn Steakhouse is inviting restaurant guests to “Go West with Luke” for the chance to win an all-expense paid trip…
Restaurant News Bites: Main Line Pizza, Smashburger, Bruegger’s
Pennsylvania’s Main Line Pizza has tapped into a new form of marketing that has led to skyrocketing sales. Text message…
New Red Lobster, Olive Garden & Longhorn Steakhouse Restaurants Open In Hanover, Md.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. today announced the grand openings of three of America’s favorite restaurants – Red Lobster, Olive Garden and…
Restaurant News Bites: McDonald’s, Darden, Zagat
Despite increasing overhead and declines in consumer dining, the fast casual category of restaurants continues to grow, even as other…
LongHorn Steakhouse Opens New Restaurant in Bluffton, SC
LongHorn Steakhouse today announced the opening of its first location in Bluffton, S.C. The restaurant, best known for its atmosphere…
Darden Shuffles Leadership at Red Lobster and Olive Garden
Drawing from its deep reservoir of leadership talent, Darden Restaurants, Inc. has announced new assignments for the leaders of Red…