Company: Olive Garden
Industry: Restaurant
Description: Olive Garden is America’s largest Italian-American casual dining restaurant chain, operating 922 locations globally as of 2022. Founded in 1982 in Orlando, Florida, the company is a unit of Darden Restaurants, Inc., headquartered in Orange County, Florida. Olive Garden generates $4.5 billion of Darden’s $9.63 billion total revenue, making it a major player in the casual dining industry.
As part of Darden Restaurants, one of the world’s largest restaurant companies, Olive Garden offers extensive career opportunities across all levels. While specific employee numbers for Olive Garden alone aren’t disclosed, Darden employs over 190,000 people company-wide. Career positions include servers, bartenders, line cooks, prep cooks, dishwashers, hosts/hostesses, shift managers, assistant managers, general managers, area managers, and corporate roles in operations, marketing, culinary development, human resources, and finance.
The company provides comprehensive training programs, competitive benefits, flexible scheduling, and advancement opportunities. Olive Garden’s “When you’re here, you’re family” culture emphasizes employee development and customer service excellence, offering pathways for career growth within the restaurant industry. (according to Wikipedia and the company).
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