Olive Garden’s Parent Company Announces Multiyear Deal With Uber

The Italian restaurant chain will begin delivering food via Uber in some locations later this year.

A file photo of an Olive Garden restaurant. Steve Helber/AP Photo

Darden Restaurants, the parent company of restaurant chain Olive Garden, will begin delivering food via the ride-sharing app Uber later this year under a new partnership announced on Sept. 19.

The multiyear delivery deal “will enable restaurant guests to order on-demand delivery via Darden restaurant channels, with delivery handled by Uber Direct, through Uber’s national delivery network,” Darden said in a statement.