Iconic Italian restaurant chain changes menu, adds new service
The popular chain has listened to its customers and has brought back some fan favorites while also making a key change.
Restaurants face significant challenges when it comes to setting their menus. Many chains have opted to cut items and tighten their selections in order to protect themselves against rising food costs and increased waste.
Many restaurants, however, while making cuts will also bring back favorites. That's an easy way to re-energize your customer base as word-of-mouth and social media will let customers know when a fan-favorite item comes back to the menu.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Olive Garden has traditionally had a fairly stable menu, The chain has generally used all-you-can-eat deals and pricing promotions rather than limited-time-offers as its key offers.
In the last quarter, however, the company brought back two fan favorites to its menu.