Free breadsticks and reasons for hope at Olive Garden
FILE - This June 27, 2016 file photo shows an Olive Garden restaurant in Methuen, Mass. Darden Restaurants said Thursday that every hourly restaurant worker will earn at least $10 per hour including tips as of Monday. At one point, same-store sales at Darden, a key reading in retail for the health of a company, plunged 75%. About 99% of Darden's dining rooms have since re-opened with at least partial capacity. AdIn the fiscal third quarter, which ended Feb. 28, Dardenโs sales fell 26% to $1.73 billion, better than the $1.6 billion Wall Street had expected, according to FactSet.
Employee at Valley View Olive Garden in Roanoke tests positive for coronavirus
ROANOKE, Va. โ One person who works at the Olive Garden on Valley View Boulevard in Roanoke has tested positive for the coronavirus, a Darden company spokesperson announced on Wednesday. The person last worked on June 24 and doesnโt work in a customer-facing role, according to Darden. The employee told their employers about the positive test result on Tuesday. This is now the fourth restaurant in the Valley View area of Roanoke to report a positive case among its employees. The Olive Garden employee canโt return to work until they have a written medical release or meet requirements to return to work per CDC guidelines, according to Darden.
7 of our favorite Leap Day 2020 freebies, deals
So, happy birthday, Leap Day, kids! Olive GardenThis Leap Day, Olive Garden is gifting its โLeaplingโ guests, whose birthdays are on Leap Day, four FREE Dolicinis to make up for those lost birthdays. The beloved doughnut chain โis celebrating its leap to National Delivery by celebrating those who make possible the most special deliveries of all โ Leap Day Babies!โ Krispy Kremeโs website says. Anyway, follow the instructions on social media and make your beer purchase between Feb. 26 and Feb. 29. What are your Leap Day plans?
Love at first bite with a bouquet of Olive Garden breadsticks
Olive Garden has a better idea for Valentineโs Day -- theyโre selling a breadstick bouquet. This bouquet is part of their Valentineโs Day special, known as โthe perfect night in.โCustomers can design the perfect meal, all starting at $35. Then, another tough one, this time with dipping sauce: five cheese marinara or alfredo. The shareable entree for two is five cheese ziti al forno or you can upgrade to chicken alfredo. The perfect Olive Garden meal is not complete without warm breadsticks, best served in bouquet form.
Olive Garden treats first responders to lunch delivery for working on Labor Day
ROANOKE, Va. - Olive Garden in Roanoke is making sure first responders don't go hungry while on the clock this Labor Day. This is the 18th year Olive Garden has coordinated the nationwide effort. It's all to say "thank you" to those who are working Labor Day, making sure the community is safe. For my company to tell us it's okay to do that is wonderful," said Michelle Rader, Olive Garden general manager. Since 2002, Olive Garden has served more than 14,000 meals to first responders on Labor Day.
What's News Today: Labor Day
Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia. Today is the last day of the Hillsville Flea Market. The hours for the flea market are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Virginia ABC stores will change its hours for the holiday. Temporary lane closures could impact your commute in Lynchburg starting today. Olive Garden restaurants across the country will say thank you to first responders today.
You can buy a lifetime pasta pass at Olive Garden Thursday
SAN ANTONIO - Olive Garden is once again offering carb lovers a chance at unlimited servings of pastas, sauces and toppings with its Never Ending Pasta Pass. The $100 pass allows customers to order from the Never Ending Pasta Bowl menu at the restaurant chain as many times as they wish for nine weeks, Sept. 23 to Nov. 24. The pass goes on sale at 2 p.m. Thursday and there are only 24,000 available. For the first time ever, Olive Garden is offering 50 lifetime pasta passes. The first 50 people who buy a pasta pass can upgrade to a lifetime pasta pass for an additional $400.