Full Service Restaurants

Darden Restaurants shows solid 2025 growth. Overall visits outpace per-location gains. Monthly trends were positive. LongHorn Steakhouse leads with value. Both Olive Garden and LongHorn capitalized on Mother's Day. These results highlight Darden's resilience and strong demand.

Chili's enjoyed unprecedented foot traffic success throughout 2024 - and early signs suggest that this momentum is continuing into 2025. We take a look at some of the location analytics for the chain to measure its performance thus far into the year.

Foot traffic to the Placer 100 Index for Retail & Dining - the top-performing chains identified by the Placer.ai platform - stabilized in March 2025, with fitness and dining leading the way.

With Q1 2025 behind us, we analyzed the performance of key retail and dining categories to understand how consumer sentiment is shaping visit trends across different segments.

Eatertainment concepts have grown in popularity as consumers continue to prioritize experiences. We dove into the latest location intelligence for one of the leaders in the space – Dave & Buster’s – to explore the consumer behavior and demographics behind its foot traffic growth.

With spring break upon us, we dove into the data to see how today’s college crowd allocates its dining dollars. Where do they like to eat out? And how can brands best cater to their preferences? 

Egg prices are skyrocketing, and breakfast-focused restaurants, where eggs are a staple, are feeling the impact. We took a look at visit data to some major breakfast chains to see how price increases are affecting their foot traffic.

See how Darden Restaurants, Inc. fared throughout 2024 and how things are shaping up at the start of 2025.