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Olive Garden is the largest full-service Italian restaurant chain in the United States. It was founded in Orlando, Fla. by Darden Restaurants, when the Orlando-based company was a division of General Mills. Known for its bread sticks and endless salads, Olive Garden has undergone several transformations since its inception. The chain now emphasizes dishes inspired by its culinary institute based in Tuscany, Italy, and promotes an expanded wine list. In fiscal 2007, its sales totaled $2.8 billion, an average of $4.7 million per restaurant. Darden has been accelerating new restaurant openings at the chain, with more than 35 planned to open in fiscal year 2008. Olive Garden has more than 610 lo...
Olive Garden is the largest full-service Italian restaurant chain in the United States. It was founded in Orlando, Fla. by Darden Restaurants, when the Orlando-based company was a division of General Mills. Known for its bread sticks and endless salads, Olive Garden has undergone several transformations since its inception. The chain now emphasizes dishes inspired by its culinary institute based in Tuscany, Italy, and promotes an expanded wine list. In fiscal 2007, its sales totaled $2.8 billion, an average of $4.7 million per restaurant. Darden has been accelerating new restaurant openings at the chain, with more than 35 planned to open in fiscal year 2008. Olive Garden has more than 610 locations.
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Future of Wegmans liquor store in limbo
The proposed liquor store adjoining the new Wegmans in Columbia wouldn't be the only such store owned by someone related to executives or employees of the supermarket chain. But this shop would be different, opponents say, because not only would the...
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Chefs teach students for the day at Severn school
The sizzle echoed through the halls of the Center of Applied Technology North in Severn, emanating from the school's culinary arts baking and pastry lab, where it was joined by a tempting aroma. Normally, a restaurant kitchen would be responsible for such...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Aquaculture, Consumer Goods Industries, Teaching and Learning, Food Industry
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Chelsea Clinton back on 'Rock Center' with another lame report
The Baltimore SunThe learning curve for Chelsea Clinton, special correspondent, continues to bend in the wrong direction. Clinton's Wednesday night report on chain restaurants that donate leftover food to charity was slightly better than her previous efforts. But only...Tags: Bill Clinton, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Brian Williams, Softball, Red Lobster
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Dear Marilyn Hagerty, I want to come eat at your Olive Garden
The Baltimore SunDear Marilyn Hagerty, I want to eat at your Olive Garden. I mean the new Olive Garden in Grand Forks, N.D. that you reviewed so warmly in the Grand Forks Herald. Because the Olive Garden where I just ate is not so nice. Still, I enjoyed reading your...Tags: Red Lobster, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Timonium
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Howard County Dining Guide 2012
Howard County is home to an incredible assortment of dining experiences. From haute cuisine to grab-and-go, from special occasion to tonight’s supper, more than 250 restaurants await you within minutes of home or work. Whether you’re in the...
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Owings Mills: Honor for veteran fireman
Being the daughter of a retired Baltimore City firefighter, I can appreciate this story. Bill Howard has been a volunteer at the Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Company for 70 years! In his honor, the meeting room at the fire house was named for him recently....Tags: Reisterstown Road, TV Guide, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), World War II (1939-1945), Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Reisterstown: Chamber honors Deleonardo as president
It is time for the Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Chamber of Commerce's annual Charter Night. In honor of incoming President Brian Deleonardo, whom I understand is a huge fan of Baltimore sports, this year's theme for the event is "Get in the Game."...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Pikesville, American Legion, Preakness Stakes, Cancer
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New year brings business openings and closings
Well, the New Year 2012 has arrived. It is true that the older one gets, the faster time flies. And this year has truly flown by! With the beginning of any New Year, the anticipation of change and betterment is on everyone's mind. The Owings Mills...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Day, JC Penney Company Inc., Hunt Valley, Annapolis
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New Fillmore Silver Spring could hurt Baltimore's live music scene, promoters say
In Silver Spring, they've been waiting for it for a decade: a brand-new music venue smack in the middle of the arts district — a rock counterpart to the dignified AFI Silver Theatre and the brainy Discovery complex.
When the Fillmore Silver...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Jiffy Lube International, Inc., Live Nation, Fine Arts
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Baltimore County takes a shot at liquor license reform
Maryland's liquor laws may be byzantine and inscrutable in general, but only those who live in Baltimore County (or Baltimore City, which operates similarly) have likely witnessed full regulatory madness. The county's system for licensing the sale of...Tags: Towson, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Restaurants
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First lady announces restaurant chain's plan to cut calories, sodium
— First Lady Michelle Obama applauded the parent company of Olive Garden and Red Lobster Thursday for pledging to cut calories and sodium at its restaurants over the next 10 years. Speaking at the Olive Garden, a restaurant known for its all-you-...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Obesity, Leesburg, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Michelle Obama get's moving on chains
The Baltimore SunJill Rosen went to Michelle Obama's Olive Garden press conference. "I didn't even get a breadstick," Rosen said, but she did hear the first lady commend the Darden Group's pledge to reduce sodium on fat on its menus. Here's Rosen's story. You can...Tags: Paulette Goddard, Consumer Goods Industries, New York University, Obesity, Food Industry
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