Orlando: Where restaurants roll out new ideas
When the restaurant industry needs guinea pigs, it often finds them in Central Florida. Orlando-area residents have recently sampled new…
Tag: Red Lobster
Fewer Consumers Trying New Casual-Dining Restaurants
In an intensely competitive industry, Pizza Hut, Golden Corral and Joe’s Crab Shack pull in the most new diners With…
Red Lobster’s Multi-Course Seafood Dinner For 2 For $25 Offers Abundance And Variety At An Unbeatable Price
Special menu includes new dishes as well as guest favorites Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) When choosing a restaurant, Red Lobster knows…
Red Lobster Culminates 30th Anniversary Celebration Of Lobsterfest With Great Value And Variety
For a Limited Time, Buy One Lobsterfest Entree, Get One Half Off Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) The 30th anniversary of Lobsterfest…
Red Lobster Testing “Seaside Express”
Red Lobster is experimenting with a new fast service format as they try to expand their market. The chain is…
Red Lobster Launches First Spanish-Language Advertising Campaign
National campaign will introduce more Hispanic families to the restaurant Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Red Lobster, the world’s largest casual dining…
Darden Announces Brand President and Marketing Leadership Appointments
Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) today announced the appointments of new brand presidents at Olive Garden and…
Darden Provides Update on its Restaurant Staffing Plans Under Healthcare Reform; Company Announces Commitments to its Current Full-Time, Hourly Employees
Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) today provided an update on its full-time staffing plans for 2014…
Red Lobster Offers Buy One, Get One Deal On Black Friday
Guests Get Two of Red Lobster’s New “Maine Stays” Dishes for Under $15 Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Whether it’s grabbing lunch…
Darden Announces Departure of Chief Marketing Officer JJ Buettgen
Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) today announced that JJ Buettgen has resigned from his position as chief…
Red Lobster Unveils Most Comprehensive Menu Transformation in Brand History
Menu provides greater value and broadens appeal through more choice and variety Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Today, Red Lobster introduces their…
ObamaCare Threatens Minority Jobs as Restaurant Chains Slash Hiring
President Obama’s health-care plan was supposed to help uninsured minorities, but it’s actually hurting them. One restaurant chain after another…
Darden Foundation Grants $150,000 For Low-Income College Students
Partnership with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund provides scholarships and academic support to 40 low-income students Los Angeles, CA (RestaurantNews.com) The…
Darden tests limiting worker hours as health-care changes loom
In an experiment apparently aimed at keeping down the cost of health-care reform, Orlando-based Darden Restaurants has stopped offering full-time…
Darden Restaurants Earns National Recognition for Diversity
Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Darden Restaurants has been recognized by three national publications for its commitment to diversity in its business…
Darden Restaurants Completes Acquisition of Yard House USA, Inc.
Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Yard House USA,…
Darden Restaurants Agrees To Acquire Yard House USA, Inc. For $585 Million; Adds Differentiated High-growth Brand To Darden’s Specialty Restaurant Group
Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Yard House USA, Inc.…
Restaurant Chain Growth Report 7/10/12
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Orlando, FL-based SMOKEY BONES BAR…
Darden Restaurants, Inc. Announces New Board Members
Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) has elected Michael W. Barnes, chief executive officer of Signet Jewelers Limited,…
Darden cuts its ties to Florida’s restaurant trade group
When the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s statewide leadership gathered for a board meeting last week in Key West, a…
Darden Restaurants Awards More Than $1.7 Million in Local Grants to Nearly 900 Nonprofit Organizations in North America
Inaugural Restaurant Community Grants Program underscores Darden’s commitment to make a difference in the communities it serves Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) …
Darden Adds Puerto Rico to International Growth Plans with Announcement of Area Development Agreement with ROI
Leading restaurant operator to bring Olive Garden to the island of Puerto Rico Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:…