Formerly | The Olive Garden (1982–1998) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Restaurant |
Genre | Casual dining |
Founded | December 13, 1982 Orlando, Florida, U.S. | in
Founders | Blaine Sweatt Mark Given Gino DeSantis Dave Manuchia |
Headquarters | 1000 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) |
Products | Italian-American cuisine |
Parent | General Mills (1982–1995) Darden Restaurants (1995–present) |
Website | olivegarden.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]