Olive Garden Never Ending Pasta Bowl Returns For 19th Year

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Olive Garden's most popular promotion – Never Ending Pasta Bowl – is back for the 19^th year, and it's bringing more to the table than ever before. Now through Nov. 9, guests can enjoy a variety of more than 150 pasta combinations, plus homemade soup or garden fresh salad and fresh baked garlic breadsticks – all unlimited and starting at just $9.99. In addition, throughout the promotion, Olive Garden is inviting guests to round up their checks to support Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and its mission to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens.

"Never Ending Pasta Bowl is our most highly anticipated promotion, and we're excited to celebrate its return this year by giving our fans even more unlimited variety," said Jay Spenchian, Olive Garden's executive vice president of marketing. "We're also honored to partner with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and help raise support for its programs that benefit families nationwide."

Never Ending Pasta Bowl options include:

• Pastas: Spaghetti, Angel Hair, Fettuccine, Penne, Cavatappi and Whole Wheat Linguine
• Sauces: Alfredo, Five Cheese Marinara, Traditional Marinara and Meat Sauce. New Spicy Three Meat and Roasted Mushroom Alfredo sauces can be added for $1.  
• Additions: Shrimp Fritta, Chicken Fritta, Italian Sausage or Meatballs can be added to any combination starting at $2.99.

In addition to the round up donation, Olive Garden is celebrating the launch of Never Ending Pasta Bowl by delivering after-school meals today to children at local Boys & Girls Clubs across the country.

"We are thrilled to partner with Olive Garden, a company that shares our belief in the importance of giving back to the community," said Julie Teer, senior vice president for Resource Development at BGCA. "Olive Garden is not only supporting its local communities but also giving guests an opportunity to do so as well. We hope that many guests will participate in this cause campaign to help Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide enable more kids to achieve great futures."

Connect with Olive Garden at Facebook.com/OliveGarden, Twitter.com/OliveGarden and Instagram.com/OfficialOliveGarden. For more information and to find your nearest Olive Garden restaurant, visit OliveGarden.com.

ABOUT OLIVE GARDEN
Olive Garden is the leading restaurant in the Italian dining segment with more than 800 restaurants, more than 96,000 employees and more than $3.6 billion in annual sales. Olive Garden is a division of Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE: DRI), which owns and operates more than 1,500 restaurants that generate over $6.3 billion in annual sales. Headquartered in Orlando, Fla., and employing more than 150,000 people, Darden is recognized for a culture that rewards caring for and responding to people. In 2014, Darden was named to the FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for the fourth year in a row. Olive Garden is committed to making a difference in the lives of others in the local community. As part of this commitment, Olive Garden restaurants have donated nearly 30 million pounds of food to local community food banks across the country. For more information, visit www.olivegarden.com. Connect with us at Facebook.com/OliveGarden, Twitter.com/OliveGarden and Instagram.com/OfficialOliveGarden.

ABOUT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (GreatFutures.org) has enabled young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Today, more than 4,100 Clubs serve nearly 4 million young people annually through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun, friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Priority programs emphasize academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. In a Harris Survey of alumni, 57 percent said the Club saved their lives. National headquarters are located in Atlanta. Learn more at http://www.bgca.org/facebook and http://bgca.org/twitter.

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