Why Darden Restaurants Stock Gained Today
Shares of Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) gained today, closing up 3% after the company said it had reopened most of its Olive Garden locations in Georgia. Darden will reopen approximately 100 Olive Garden locations in Georgia, a meaningful chunk of the 870 company-owned Olive Garden restaurants it had at the end of last quarter. Olive Garden is Darden's biggest chain, followed by LongHorn Steakhouse with 522 locations.