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People buy more steak in restaurants when beef prices are high because they're scared to cook it at home and mess up, restaurant boss says
Customers worry that they could be taking a risk if they cook steak at home when it's expensive, Da…
Grace Dean
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As fast-food and casual dining sales falter, Chili's is on a tear
Chili's success is attributed to increased menu pricing, higher traffic, and new value advertising.
Shubhangi Goel
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IHOP-Applebee's combo restaurants could be coming, but history shows making them work could be tough
Combination restaurants like Taco Bell-Pizza Huts haven't traditionally been a big success. That's …
Alex Bitter
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Chili's, Applebee's, and other casual dining chains are having a moment
Discounts are making restaurants like Applebee's and Chili's as affordable as fast food chains like…
Alex Bitter
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Olive Garden's parent company says it's luring diners in by not raising prices as much as rivals even if it's not offering hefty discounts
Darden execs said Olive Garden's same-restaurant guest counts topped industry benchmarks, even thou…
Grace Dean
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Diners are ditching pricey fast food for casual-dining chains, CEO of Olive Garden's parent company says
Rick Cardenas, Darden Restaurants CEO, said casual chains like Chili's and Applebee's seem to be ha…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Red Lobster's owner once said the business left such a 'big scar' on him that he had to 'stop eating lobster'
Red Lobster's executive offices were left empty after a consultant told Thai Union CEO Thiraphong C…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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I ate at chains like Texas Roadhouse, Cheesecake Factory, Olive Garden and saw how casual dining bounced back in 2021
Customers seemed to like affordable drinks, large portions, and cozy interiors this year, and so di…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Olive Garden could scrap the Never Ending Pasta Bowl because it had a 'negative impact,' says incoming CEO
The promotion let Olive Garden customers order unlimited combinations of pasta and sauce for a set …
Mary Meisenzahl
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The demise of Red Lobster is a perfect case study in how to kill a business
Red Lobster may be headed toward bankruptcy, but its business problems go far beyond all-you-can-ea…
Emily Stewart
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Mary Meisenzahl
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Little Caesars knows what you're going to order before you do. With AI tools, soon more restaurants will.
Restaurant brands are increasingly stepping up their use of AI to predict customer demand and impro…
Dominick Reuter
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Texas Roadhouse, Olive Garden, and other casual chains benefit from independent restaurant closures of the last year
An analyst says the restaurant closures benefitted large chains by reducing competition for custome…
Mary Meisenzahl
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I went to Olive Garden, and found huge bowls of pasta and endless breadsticks are more appealing than ever in the age of constant shortages
Patrons enter an Olive Garden Restaurant.Steve Helber/AP Photo
Mary Meisenzahl
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The restaurant giant that owns Olive Garden says it hasn't seen a spike in job seekers since unemployment benefits ended
"We haven't really seen a dramatic change in staffing flow," Darden President and COO Rick Cardenas…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Higher-end chains are beating out more casual ones as people return to restaurants
Longhorn Steakhouse, Texas Roadhouse, and similar chains are now well above 2019 foot traffic level…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Olive Garden's owner says lower-income customers are cutting back while richer diners are eating out more
Darden Restaurants' CEO said that sales from lower-income customers were "much lower" than at the s…
Grace Dean
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Olive Garden's parent company is offering all of its hourly restaurant employees paid time off to get the COVID-19 vaccine
The new policy is meant to ensure that workers "who want the vaccine do not have to choose between …
Avery Hartmans
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Olive Garden CEO says 'thank you to Taylor Swift' after the singer name dropped the chain on her new album, 'Evermore'
"When Taylor Swift drops our name in a song, our brand becomes very, very relevant," said the CEO o…
Kate Taylor
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Times Square Olive Garden employees file complaint alleging racial and gender bias
Four employees from the Times Square location say they are given unfavorable treatment by their emp…