Olive Garden enters India with Aerocity flagship via Gourmet Investments franchise
Darden's Olive Garden makes its India debut at World St., Worldmark Aerocity, New Delhi, partnering with Gourmet Investments Hospitality Group. The American-Italian family dining brand plans to scale across more Indian communities, marking a fresh international F&B entry in Delhi's premium hospitality corridor.
Olive Garden debuts in India with its first restaurant at World St., Worldmark Aerocity, New Delhi, via franchise partner Gourmet Investments Hospitality Group, with plans to expand the American-Italian family dining brand across more communities.
Why this matters
Olive Garden's India entry extends Darden's international franchise playbook and adds a major American casual-dining name to Delhi's Aerocity hospitality cluster, signaling continued global brand appetite for India.
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