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72 Enterprise Rank

Olive Garden

1000 Darden Center Dr, Orlando, FL 32837-4032

Track This Company Profile reviewed September 2026

Ownership Hierarchy

39 Ultimate Parent
Darden Restaurants 9 concepts

Approximately 95-100% of the Olive Garden restaurant locations are linked in the Atlas Research Platform.

Enterprise Snapshot
(US & CAN)

Public profile metrics.

~975 Restaurant locations
~$5.5B System sales (US & CAN)
33+ C-suite connections

Cuisines

1 of 1 shown
Italian

States & Provinces

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Summary

Olive Garden began in Orlando, Florida, in 1982 and remains headquartered there. The company operates a single casual/family Italian concept. Its cuisine is Italian. Menus center on pasta, soups, salads, entrées and family-style dining for lunch and dinner. Darden Restaurants is the parent company, making Olive Garden a child company within Darden’s multi-brand portfolio. The system has locations across the United States and Canada. Almost all restaurants are company-operated, although selected locations may use franchise arrangements. A typical Olive Garden has about 250 seats and occupies approximately 7,000 square feet. The concept generally uses a large full-service dining-room format. Restaurant size, seating and layout can vary by market, building design and nontraditional setting.

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