Olive Garden

Olive Garden
FormerlyThe Olive Garden (1982–1998)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurant
GenreCasual dining
FoundedDecember 13, 1982; 41 years ago (1982-12-13) in
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
FoundersBlaine Sweatt
Mark Given
Gino DeSantis
Dave Manuchia
Headquarters1000 Darden Center Drive
Orlando, Florida
32837
Number of locations
900+[1]
Area served
United States
Puerto Rico
Guam
Aruba
Brazil
Canada
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Mexico
Panama
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Chile (Coming Soon)
Peru (Coming Soon)
Key people
Dan Kiernan (president)
ProductsItalian-American cuisine
ParentGeneral Mills (1982–1995)
Darden Restaurants
(1995–present)
Websiteolivegarden.com

Olive Garden is an American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine. It is a subsidiary of Darden Restaurants, Inc., which is headquartered in Orange County, Florida.[2] As of 2022, Olive Garden restaurants accounted for $4.5 billion of the $9.63 billion revenue of its parent, Darden.[3][4]

The Olive Garden restaurant in Times Square, New York City, 2003
  1. ^ "Olive Garden International Franchising and US Airport Franchising". Darden Franchising. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Darden Restaurants (May 29, 2011). "FY 2011 10-K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Olive Garden U.S. sales 2022". Statista. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Darden Restaurants Revenue 2010-2022 | DRI". www.macrotrends.net. Retrieved March 6, 2023.