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Neverending success? Olive Garden sales boom [Parent buys Cheddar's]
fox2now.com ^ | 10:50 am, March 28, 2017 | Staff

Posted on 03/28/2017 10:36:55 AM PDT by Red Badger

Edited on 03/28/2017 11:15:22 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

The owner of the Olive Garden is making a cheesy acquisition. And investors love it.

Darden Restaurants announced late Monday that it was buying Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, a casual dining chain with 165 restaurants in 28 states, for $780 million cash. The company also announced earnings and sales that topped forecasts.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cheese; food; foodie; italian; nm; restaurant; tx
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1 posted on 03/28/2017 10:36:55 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Rats! There goes a good place to eat.


2 posted on 03/28/2017 10:39:18 AM PDT by Ingtar (.)
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To: Ingtar

Not necessarily..........they may have ‘never-ending Mac ‘N Cheese’ now!...............


3 posted on 03/28/2017 10:40:50 AM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: Red Badger

Olive Garden is crap food


4 posted on 03/28/2017 10:49:39 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: Red Badger

I’ve never liked Olive Garden. It’s not bad, but it’s not good either. But it’s all about taste.


5 posted on 03/28/2017 10:51:26 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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To: FatherofFive

I agree, although I have limited information to form my opinion. It only took going there once for me, never have gone again...I call it Olive Garlic, everything is loaded with garlic, not my favorite thing.


6 posted on 03/28/2017 10:51:57 AM PDT by tina07 (In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42-12/17/45, d. 11/1/85)
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To: Red Badger

I have always found Olive Garden Restaurants to be preferred over hospital food, but it is close.


7 posted on 03/28/2017 10:52:18 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (Women who are 25 pounds overweight tend to live longer than the men who mention it.)
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To: Red Badger

I ate at OG once in the past 10 years. It was awful. Have heard good things about Cheddars. Hope this doesn’t ruin it.


8 posted on 03/28/2017 10:56:40 AM PDT by sockmonkey (Donald Trump will ban auto-correct with an Executive Order. Go Trump!)
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To: Red Badger

Took my kids many times to Olive Garden 30 years ago. Nice menu, big salad bar and reasonable.


9 posted on 03/28/2017 10:58:54 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: FatherofFive

It’s supposed to be Italian, but I don’t recognize anything when they bring it to your table.....................


10 posted on 03/28/2017 11:01:56 AM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: sockmonkey

I have never been impressed with Cheddar’s.... not with the menu selection and not with the food.

So, I don’t really understand why it’s the most popular restaurant in my town. I think it’s because of the cheap prices.

Cheap or not, I won’t go there. The food’s not any good!!


11 posted on 03/28/2017 11:02:18 AM PDT by Conserv
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To: Michael.SF.

Choose between that and starving...............still close.................


12 posted on 03/28/2017 11:02:39 AM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: Sacajaweau

Today’s OG is none of those....................


13 posted on 03/28/2017 11:03:30 AM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: Red Badger

Cheddars opened a restaurant locally and it has been packed from day 1. Let’s hope this sale doesn’t screw it up.


14 posted on 03/28/2017 11:06:27 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #MyPresident #MAGA)
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To: Red Badger

A few years ago Darden was close to going kaput.


15 posted on 03/28/2017 11:08:49 AM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners.)
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To: Conserv

Cheddar’s reminds me of a cut-rate Cheesecake Factory.


16 posted on 03/28/2017 11:09:50 AM PDT by bigredkitty1 (March 5, 2010. Rest in peace, sweet boy. I will miss you, Big Red.)
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To: Michael.SF.

Want to trip up a waiter/waitress at McItaly? Ask them for some garlic. I tried that once because the food had no flavor. I was told that they didn’t have any. The waiter said that the food arrived pre made and stored in bags. The “cooks” basically nuked or boiled the meals.


17 posted on 03/28/2017 11:09:53 AM PDT by stratboy
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To: Michael.SF.
I have always found Olive Garden Restaurants to be preferred over hospital food, but it is close.

Nonsense!

I challenge you to a blind taste test. I doubt you'll be able to ever tell the difference. Heck, I'll even the odds and let the hospital food sit out for 12 hours before comparing. I bet you still won't be able to tell the difference between the two.

18 posted on 03/28/2017 11:13:22 AM PDT by Obadiah (Democrats continue their crusade against normal.)
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To: Mr. Douglas

If you need a quick reasonably priced lunch and you’ve got a big appetite, their soup and salad special is far superior to fast food and not all that bad. Unlimited garlic breadsticks, unlimited salad, unlimited soup, two kinds, Pasta Fagioli or Zuppa Toscana. The rest of their food is too formulaic and institutional for the price. The lunch special soup and salad is really the only thing I ever get there.


19 posted on 03/28/2017 11:15:41 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Red Badger

Crap chain buys crap chain. They fit perfectly.


20 posted on 03/28/2017 11:17:14 AM PDT by MTsumi
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