Olive Garden Type Wholly owned subsidiary Industry Restaurant Genre Casual dining Founded December 13, 1982 (1982-12-13) Orlando, Florida, U.S. Founder Bill Darden Headquarters 1000 Darden Center Drive Orlando, Florida, U.S. 32837 Number of locations 891 Key people Dave George (President of Olive Garden) Dan Kiernan (Executive Vice President of Operations, Olive Garden) Products Italian cuisine (pasta • salads • chicken • seafood • breadsticks) Parent General Mills (1982–1995) Darden Restaurants (1995–present) Website olivegarden.com