June 24, 2021 — Darden Restaurants’ sales spiked in its fiscal fourth quarter, but the overall restaurant industry continues to struggle due to ongoing effects from the pandemic, commodity price hikes, and a labor shortage.
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based Darden Restaurants, which operates LongHorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, The Capital Grille, and many other chains, said its total sales for the fiscal fourth quarter jumped 79.5 percent to USD 2.28 billion (EUR 1.9 billion).