Clarence Otis

Petition calls out restaurant execs on 'Obamacare' [Google+ Hangout]

2012-12-06 15:30:00

The same day that Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants Inc. said it will not bump down existing full-time workers to part-time status to skirt healthcare costs, a petition calling on the company’s chief executive to clarify his position is gaining...

Darden missteps, 'Obamacare' flap dent Olive Garden owner's profit

2012-12-20 08:23:00

Darden Restaurants Inc.’s second quarter was far from appetizing, as the owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster watched its net income plunge 37%. The Orlando, Fla., restaurant company saw the sour numbers coming. Earlier in December, citing a...

Darden's Olive Garden, Red Lobster sales disappoint

2012-06-22 08:16:00

Darden Restaurants Inc.’s efforts to spruce up Olive Garden’s lagging sales, including national promotions and cost cuts, were “less effective than anticipated,” the company said while announcing its fiscal fourth-quarter...

Olive Garden comeback: Darden Restaurants' 3rd-quarter profit up

2012-03-23 13:39:00

Maybe it's Marilyn Hagerty working her magic: Olive Garden� is reversing out of a long slump with more visitors and better sales. A few weeks after the elderly North Dakota reviewer’s piece on a new Olive Garden restaurant in Grand Forks went...

Olive Garden parent Darden's earnings slip 28%

2011-12-16 16:34:46

Diners snub old-school chains in favor of faster fare

2013-03-02 15:55:00

Casual dining is in the throes of a midlife crisis. A quarter-century ago, consumers feasted on fried appetizers, unlimited breadsticks and big desserts at Applebee's, Olive Garden and Chili's. Today, many Americans are trading those restaurants in...

The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida

2013-01-02 04:36:17

25 most powerful people in Central Florida

2013-01-01 15:06:00

They control some of the largest work forces in town. They can affect your health care, your daily commute, even your kids' education. Some of them have direct lines to the White House. They are Central Florida's power players. And you deserve to...

Darden caving to liberal pressure? Please

2011-09-18 19:54:00

Are Olive Garden and Red Lobster the new symbols of liberal causes? That's the outrageous claim that some are making after Darden announced more healthful options at those restaurants and its other chains. Darden Restaurants CEO Clarence Otis smiled for...

Healthy fork in the road

2011-09-15 23:04:00

As consumers increasingly ask for healthier fare, the company that operates Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants said Thursday that it will cut salt and calories across its menus by 10 percent over the next five years and 20 percent over the next...

Let’s take a look at pay of local CEOs

2010-04-23 15:57:00

Rounding out our coverage of this year's proxy pageant, today we'll take a look at which local executives fattened their wallets the most last year — and who took the biggest cuts — in a list that ranks local CEOs by the size of their...

25 most powerful people in Central Florida 2008

2009-12-24 00:00:00

There's a new No. 1 this year. But before we get to him, let's first reveal the others who topped this year's list of "The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida." The top 10 includes three business executives, two mayors, two members of Congress, one...

Darden Restaurants Chairman and CEO Clarence Otis Jr., left, looks on as first lady Michelle Obama announces in an Olive Garden in Hyattsville, Md., on Thursday, Sept. 15, that Darden and other restaurant companies will commit to cutting calories and sodium and offering healthier kids' menu choices.

2011-09-18 19:54:00

First Lady Michelle Obama announced Thursday, September 15, 2011 at an Olive Garden Restaurant in suburban Hyattsville, Maryland.

2011-09-14 21:00:00

Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty on left, and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer , at right, hold the ribbon as Darden Chairman and Ceo Clarence Otis , left center, and Darden President and Chief Operating officer Drew Madsen, hold big scissors at the ribbon cutting.

2009-09-30 00:00:00