Olive Garden CEO Says Delivery Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be
Darden Restaurants Inc., the owner of Olive Garden, won’t be delivering orders anytime soon after executives expressed concerns over low profitability. “Right now, we have no interest in delivering a $10 meal,” Chief Executive Officer Gene Lee said on a conference call Thursday. Olive Garden is touting its takeout and catering business, though, and Lee said so-called off-premise sales may reach 20 percent over time.