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Growing up, Frankie Gaw's Taiwanese American Thanksgiving family meal at his grandmother's house in Memphis, Tennessee, consisted of a mishmash of steamed buns, scallion pancakes and soy-marinated tofu sharing space with macaroni and cheese, green bean casserole and racks of ribs from Corky's, the neighborhood barbecue joint. He loved it.

Many big U.S. businesses say they have been able to increase prices this year with limited pushback from customers. Not all the changes are leading to higher corporate profits.

With food inflation still surging, up 8% for the twelve months ended August, and the Russia-Ukraine war adding to global food constraints, it's easy to see why restaurant brands and operators are experiencing diminishing margins on their bottom line.

Red Lobster is offering customers plate after plate of “endless” shrimp scampi, lightly fried shrimp and shrimp linguini alfredo at a time when the seafood chain might need a boost in business.

Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) reported fourth-quarter FY22 sales growth of 14.2% year-on-year to $2.60 billion, beating the consensus of $2.54 billion. Same-restaurant sales increased 11.7% versus last year. Olive Garden sales increased 8.2%, LongHorn Steakhouse climbed 13.2%, and Fine Dining jumped 40.7%. Darden clocked an operating margin of 13%, and the operating income…

Fifteen years may have past, but Zach Johnson hasn't forgotten Rick Reilly's bad take.

Darden Restaurants was hit hard by the omicron variant of the coronavirus pandemic in January, with more than 13,000 employees missing work that month, company leaders revealed Thursday.

AUSTIN, Texas — In their fourth collaboration, “Spin Me Round,” which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on Saturday, actor Alison Brie and director Jeff Baena follow the manager of an Olive Garden-esque restaurant in Bakersfield, California, on an immersive retreat to Italy.