Darden Restaurants Expands Uber Delivery Option To Cheddar's Following Successful Rollout At Olive Garden

Darden Restaurants Inc DRI provided a positive update on its partnership with Uber Technologies Inc UBER on Thursday. The company plans to expand its delivery offering following a successful rollout.

What Happened: Darden on Thursday announced that the company and Uber are continuing their partnership through a pilot on-demand delivery rollout at Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen.

Darden said Cheddar’s is currently conducting a pilot test in 10 restaurants, allowing guests to order delivery directly through the Cheddar’s website and app for Uber delivery. Following completion of a successful pilot, Cheddar’s plans to deploy the offering more broadly.

“We have developed a strong partnership with the Uber Direct team,” said Chris Chang, chief information officer at Darden Restaurants.

“We learned a lot from the initial pilot at Olive Garden, and that, combined with the success of the full rollout, gave us confidence to quickly move to piloting delivery at Cheddar’s.”

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Darden owns a portfolio of restaurant brands including Olive Garden, Cheddar’s, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, The Capital Grille, Chuy’s, Seasons 52, Eddie V’s and Bahama Breeze. 

Darden reported third-quarter financial results Thursday morning showing 6.2% sales growth driven by growth across all of the company’s reported segments.

Darden guided for full-year 2025 revenue of approximately $12.1 billion versus estimates of $12.092 billion and full-year adjusted earnings of $9.45 to $9.52 per share versus estimates of $9.48 per share, according to Benzinga Pro.

DRI Price Action: Darden Restaurants shares were up 6.91% at $200.93 at the time of publication Thursday, per Benzinga Pro.

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