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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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Friendship came first
Special to the Daily PressThis is the story of how Melissa and Jeremy Minter met, how timing and patience won the day and how their Aug. 16 wedding was the happy ending to a lot of forgettable dates with other people. The two had searched for that special one to share life's...Tags: Therapies, Murfreesboro, Family, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hertford County
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School news
Jamestown High School's Equalize Our Earth Club, in cooperation with Bikes for the World, will be collecting used bicycles to send to poor people overseas. The public is asked to bring used, but usable, bicycles to the school at 3751 John Tyler Highway...Tags: Cancer, Diseases, Heritage Humane Society, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Elementary Schools
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Chefs wanted for Leesburg Chili Cookoff
The Downtown Leesburg Business Association is accepting applications for participants in the ninth annual Chili Cookoff, scheduled from 5 to 10 p.m. Nov. 1 in downtown Leesburg. The entry fee is $85, which includes cups, spoons and two Chili Cookoff logo...Tags: Further Education, Lake-Sumter Community College, Citrus Tower, Darden Restaurants, Montrose
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Better choices for kids
Of The Morning CallIt's enough to make parents swear they'll never take the kids out to eat again. A chicken fingers meal packs a walloping 1,100 calories, 75 percent of the recommended daily calories for an 8-year-old. A children's beef taco platter serves up an...Tags: Family, Agricultural Research and Technology, Outback Steakhouse Incorporated, Emmaus, Allentown
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Helping kids eat better
Chicago Tribune reporterSeventeen percent of U.S. kids are overweight. One third of those born in 2000 will develop diabetes in their lives. The statistics are grim. Most of the problem lies with what children eat, despite a general drop-off in exercise, according to...Tags: Family, Outback Steakhouse Incorporated, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Food and Dining Culture, Uno Chicago Grill
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New Olive Garden coming to Clermont
Sentinel Staff WriterOlive Garden, owned by Orlando-based Darden Restaurants, said it will open a new restaurant in Clermont as part of the Italian-themed chain's expansion plans. The new Olive Garden will be located at 2495 S. U.S. Highway 27 and is expected to open on Oct....Tags: Clermont, Darden Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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The man that hype built
Sentinel Staff WriterCelebrity serves a purpose. Sometimes it elevates the artistically gifted to heights where they can better be seen. Sometimes it simply ensures that Paris Hilton's dog has enough to eat. In the case of Dane Cook, it provides a sort of buffer zone. Were...Tags: Paris Hilton, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Burger King, Tampa
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Cinnamon Scones, Curried Kedgeree, Spill-The-Beans Minestrone
Judy Whitty of North Granby wants a recipe similar to the cinnamon scones from Panera Bread. Cathy Gallagher of South Windsor writes, "I make these often. They are so easy and very popular!" CINNAMON SCONES •2 cups flour •1/3 cup sugar...Tags: Panera Bread Company, Thanksgiving
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Why I'm glad I don't review restaurants in Sioux City
Dining@LargeTed made my day yesterday by sending me this link to a story in the Sioux City Journal. Nothing against Olive Garden, where I waited in many a line with my daughter after her tennis matches when she was little.......Tags: Red Lobster
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Dining at a discount
Associated PressFall's cool winds could make eating out cheap a breeze - depending, that is, on what you order. After a second quarter of too many empty tables and falling profits, restaurant companies are planning to woo diners back with lower-priced dishes as the...Tags: Burger King Corp., Red Lobster, Wages and Pensions, Darden Restaurants, Real Estate Sales
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Prices increase at Red Lobster, Olive Garden
Olive Garden and Red Lobster customers will have to pay a bit more for their favorite dishes in the months ahead as the restaurant chains struggle to keep revenue and profit growing in a depressed economy. On a conference call with analysts Wednesday,...Tags: Red Lobster, Darden Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Darden joins national chain-restaurant trade association
Sentinel Staff WriterOrlando-based Darden Restaurants, owner of Red Lobster and Olive Garden, has joined the National Council of Chain Restaurants, the trade association said today. The National Council of Chain Restaurants, a division of the National Retail Federation,...Tags: Red Lobster, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Heads of State, Brinker International Incorporated, Darden Restaurants
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