Menu changes, off-premise sales, and streamlined operations helping Darden outpace casual dining.
Despite the summer pullback among casual dining stocks, Darden carried much of last year’s momentum into fiscal 2018 and continues to materially outperform the category (consolidated first-quarter comps of 1.7% outpaced casual dining average by 470 basis points). While the market appears disappointed by Olive Garden comps (up 1.9%--or 2.2% excluding the impact of Hurricane Harvey--versus expectations of 2%-3%), the drivers behind the concept's recent success remain intact, including more effecti...Darden Restaurants is a restaurant company. The company owns and operates restaurants through subsidiaries in the U.S. and Canada under the Olive Garden?, LongHorn Steakhouse?, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen?, Yard House?, The Capital Grille?, Seasons 52?, Bahama Breeze?, and Eddie V's Prime Seafood? trademarks. The company has four reportable segments: Olive Garden; LongHorn Steakhouse; Fine Dining (which includes The Capital Grille and Eddie V's); and Other Business (which includes Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze and results from its franchise operations).
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