Darden Restaurants (DRI): Fine Dining Outperforming Olive Garden

Darden Restaurants (DRI) owns Eddie V’s, The Capital Grille, Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Yard House, and Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen. Darden has more than 1,800 restaurant locations, which makes it the world’s largest full-service restaurant company. “There is a separation in performance between Darden Restaurants (DRI) higher-end versus middle to lower-end restaurants. Consumer happiness is higher for Eddie V’s and The Capital Grille compared to Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Olive Garden. However, Olive Garden has the most mentions on social media,” says Megan Brantley. Tom White and Kevin Hincks weigh in on the state of the U.S. economy and inflation impact on the restaurant industry.