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Workforce

Olive Garden's parent company raises pay as sales rebound

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 25, 2021

Darden Restaurants says it will reward hourly employees with $17 million in bonuses while raising its pay scale to $12 an hour.

Workforce

Restaurants embrace paid time off as the way to get employees vaccinated

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 04, 2021

The list of operators opting for that course is growing quickly.

Workforce

Olive Garden's parent sets a policy on employee vaccinations

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 26, 2021

Darden Restaurants will provide four hours of paid time for getting the anti-COVID shots, but will not require the inoculations

Financing

How technology and Taylor Swift are keeping Olive Garden relevant

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2020

Parent Darden Restaurants is sketching out a five-year technology "road map" while looking at increased expansion opportunities for its biggest brand.

Leadership

Olive Garden's parent names CEO Gene Lee chairman

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2020

Rick Cardenas will move up to president and COO of Darden Restaurants while Raj Vennam will become CFO.

Workforce

Olive Garden's owner lays off 11% of support staff

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 24, 2020

Included were 225 Darden employees who opted for early retirement and former COO Dave George, whose departure was described as an “involuntary separation.”

Operations

Six questions the pandemic has yet to answer for restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 08, 2020

As the crisis enters its fifth month, operators are still looking for insight on these matters keeping them up at night.

Operations

What Olive Garden’s parent has learned during the pandemic

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 25, 2020

The crisis has provided a unique opportunity to review some practices and approaches, according to Gene Lee, the CEO of Darden Restaurants. Here are some of the insights he says the company has gleaned.

Leadership

Olive Garden’s parent reinstates execs’ pre-COVID salaries

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 01, 2020

Gene Lee went from zero dollars, the pay level he set for himself to help Darden Restaurants and its employees, to $1 million a year.

Financing

Off-premise proves an effective bridge for casual dining

By Peter Romeo on May 21, 2020

Takeout and delivery have helped many of the segment's big brands weather the lockdown of dining rooms. Will that momentum continue?

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