Darden Restaurants is the largest restaurant operator in the US full-service space, with consolidated revenue of $11.4 billion in fiscal 2024 resulting in 3%-4% full-service market share (per NRA data and our calculations). The company maintains a portfolio of 11 restaurant brands: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Ruth's Chris, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's, Bahama Breeze, The Capital Burger, and most recently, Chuy's. Darden generates revenue almost exclusively from company-owned restaurants, though a small network of franchised restaurants and consumer-packaged goods sales through the traditional grocery channel contributemore
Brinker International Inc operates casual dining restaurants under the brand's Chili Grill and Bar (Chili's) and Maggiano's Little Italy (Maggiano's). Chili's falls in the Bar and Grill category of casual dining. Its menu features Fresh Mex and Fresh Tex favorites including signature items such as slow-smoked baby back ribs, craft burgers, fajitas, and bottomless chips and salsa paired with tableside guacamole. Maggiano's is an Italian restaurant brand with a full lunch and dinner menu offering chef-prepared, such as appetizers, chicken, seafood, veal and prime steaks, and desserts. The company generates maximum revenue from Chili's segment.
Operator of a quick-service chicken restaurant chain intended to offer family meals, digital offerings, delivery and to-go sales. The company operates a network of company-owned and franchised restaurants in various countries and international territories and is known for its hand-battered and double-breaded fried chicken and strips, signature sides, and honey-butter biscuits made in-house.
Operator of a restaurant chain intended to focus on invigorating brands and charging their long-term growth. The company specializes in managing a multi-brand restaurant business as well as franchisees across the globe through its various brands that offer a wide range of fast-food cuisine and feature a blend of quick-serve speed combined with quality protein food content, thereby enabling its partner restaurants to run efficiently and fulfill their customer's requirements.