The Casual Dining Chain Gen Xers Prefer In 2026 Over Cracker Barrel, Chili's, And Olive Garden
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Restaurant earnings will test whether owning more brands pays off: Shares of companies with multiple restaurant brands like Brinker and Darden are outperforming ...
cnbc.com/2026/10/23/darden-brinker-qsr-stocks-restaurant-earnings.html
Darden Restaurants stock sinks as profit slipped and Olive Garden growth cooled: The parent of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse posted net income of $233 ...
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Americans are eating out less, but LongHorn Steakhouse is surging : The customer-loved steak chain is defying America's dining pullback.
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Darden Restaurants $DRI opened fiscal 2027 with Q1 sales reaching $3.2B, driven by 1% same-restaurant sales growth at Olive Garden!
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Paid articlePaywall Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: MGM, Darden Restaurants, Meta, BlackBerry & more
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Barron's Sep 24
Darden’s Earnings Hit by High Food and Labor Costs. Stock of Olive Garden’s Parent Declines.
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Olive Garden owner targets Jamaica for expansion : Darden Restaurants, the American company behind Olive Garden and Ruth’s Chris Steak House ...
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Beloved restaurant chain shutters more locations — only 11 across the country remain
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Portillo’s names Kevin Kalicak chief financial officer: He previously served in various roles at Darden Restaurants for more than 25 years.
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Darden Restaurants earnings beat estimates but Olive Garden growth weakens: Same-store sales growth at Darden's fine-dining restaurants and Olive Garden fell ...
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Paid articlePaywall Micron earnings and inflation data: What Jay Woods is watching this week: NYSE insider Jay Woods also dives into two other stocks reporting earnings this week: ...
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Olive Garden is getting a new fast-food neighbor in Ames: A popular fast-food restaurant is coming to Ames and Huxley. What to know:
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Barron's Apr 14
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List of Restaurants Closing in April: While Bahama Breeze publicly disclosed closure timelines for this month, others are planning reductions generally for this ...
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Chili's is now the second-largest U.S. casual-dining chain: Chili's soared past Olive Garden to take the No. 2 spot behind Texas Roadhouse ...
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Restaurants offer menus with smaller portions to meet changing tastes: The biggest new restaurant trend is small. Special menus with petite, less expensive ...
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Burger King takes a page from Domino’s, Darden's odds, and more: Plus, CAVA and Raising Cane’s significant new locations
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Ruth's Chris gets schooled by Chili's in viral dress code feud online: Chili’s is calling out Ruth’s Chris Steak House after the chain’s dress code sparked ...
nypost.com/2026/03/22/lifestyle/ruths-chris-gets-schooled-by-chilis-in-viral-dress-code-feud-online/
Darden Restaurants' sales continue to grow: LongHorn Steakhouse was the top performer, but all categories saw increases in comps
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Paid articlePaywall ‘We’re not too worried about gas prices’: Retailers like Darden and Dollar General say their customers are fine, for now
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Walk-On’s to team up with country singer Cole Swindell to open Nashville location
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FAT Brands CEO, Darden performance, MCL closures: Get all the headlines in today’s Restaurant Daily podcast
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Ruth’s Chris Steak House owners crack down on diners' dress code: The owners behind Olive Garden are cracking down on diners at sister restaurant Ruth's ...
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Paid articlePaywall The spike in gas prices might affect Olive Garden sales, but not in the way you’d expect
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Olive Garden, Cheesecake Factory join growing small-portion menu trend: Some people want to spend less when they go out. Others are looking for healthier options ...
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Bahama Breeze is closing all of its restaurants: Bahama Breeze, the Caribbean-themed dining chain, is shutting down after a 30-year stint in the business.
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Bahama Breeze Island Grille to exit North Charleston, be replaced with national chain
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Pizza Hut to close hundreds of ‘underperforming’ locations this year: Pizza Hut is planning to close around 250 "underperforming" restaurants in the ...
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Bahama Breeze To Close All Locations: Full List: Fourteen locations will permanently close by April, while the remaining restaurants will be converted into other ...
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Trending this week: Darden to end its Bahama Breeze brand: See which stories readers couldn't get enough of
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Once popular restaurant stuns patrons by announcing closure of all locations: The announcement was made this week.
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HTeaO appoints Chris Phillips to CFO role: He has senior leadership experience with Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Darden Restaurants
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Paid articlePaywall All Bahama Breeze locations to be closed or converted. What happens to Tampa’s?: The first Bahama Breeze location opened on International Drive in Orlando 1996 ...
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Pizza Hut to close hundreds of ‘underperforming’ locations this year: Pizza Hut is planning to close around 250 "underperforming" restaurants in the ...
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Key FactsPizza Hut to Close 250 U.S. Locations in 2026
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thestreet.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thestreet.com
- Under the Hut Forward initiative, 250 underperforming U.S. outlets will be shut down.
- Global sales per store declined by 1% in 2025, though certain international markets experienced growth.
- Nearly 1,200 new Pizza Hut locations were opened worldwide last year despite the closures.
- The parent company is conducting a detailed evaluation of strategic options for Pizza Hut, with results expected in 2026.
Given the nature of the process, at this time, we cannot share further details on the strategic review.— Christopher Turner, Yum! Brands CEO, during Yum! Brands' Q4 2025 earnings call on Feb. 4, discussing the strategic review (as reported by Seeking Alpha).
Bahama Breeze, Starbucks strawberries, new CEOs: Get all the headlines in today’s Restaurant Daily podcast
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Paid articlePaywall This week’s most overbought names include Darden Restaurants and Target: Lockheed Martin was tied as one of Wall Street's most overbought names for the week.
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Full-service restaurants ‘haven’t really been impacted’ by GLP-1 usage, according to Darden CEO Rick Cardenas
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Paid articlePaywall Ozempic, GLP-1 Users Spend More at Restaurant Chains Like Olive Garden: The weight loss revolution could be a good thing for the food service industry.
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Olive Garden owner Darden Restaurants hikes revenue outlook for second straight quarter
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Top Wall Street analysts are confident about these 3 dividend-paying stocks: TipRanks discusses three dividend-paying stocks, including Chevron and Darden ...
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Longhorn Steakhouse Shares A Parent Company With This High-End Steakhouse Chain: This restaurant group owns a handful of chains, including Longhorn Steakhouse ...
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Sweetgreen, Darden sales, Chipotle protein: Get all the headlines in today’s Restaurant Daily podcast
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Olive Garden plans nationwide rollout of lighter portions menu following successful testing
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Darden Restaurants benefit from value perception: The casual-dining giant saw a 4.3% increase in overall same-store sales
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Best steakhouses in Columbus? Here are 13 for any occasion or budget
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The next big thing on menus: Smaller portions | CNN Business: Olive Garden has traditionally seen success with its annual unlimited pasta promotion ...
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