Olive Garden branch

After 40 years of success in the US and establishing brand presence in other countries, Olive Garden opens its first Philippine restaurant at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City through a partnership between Darden Restaurants and The Bistro Group. The Italian-American food chain is known for its serving never-ending portions of soup, salad and breadsticks in an ambience that is warm and welcoming. Leading the opening of Olive Garden at MOA are (from left) The Bistro Group chief operating officer RC Tiongson, The Bistro Group chairman Bill Stelton, Darden International senior vice president for franchising Bradley Smith, The Bistro Group president Jean Paul Manuud and SM Premier 3 senior assistant vice president for operations Perkin So.