<div id="readability-page-1"><div id="parent_top_div"><p>Gourmet Investments Hospitality Group, which runs PizzaExpress and Chili's in India, plans to double its ​restaurant count over the next three years and ​to launch the Olive Garden brand in the country ‌on Monday, the company's CEO said.</p> <p>  Global brands, from Estee Lauder to Hyatt Hotels, are investing in India in the hope the country's more affluent consumers will continue to spend over the long term even though inflation is rising globally and limiting ordinary people's spending power.</p> <p>  Olive Garden, founded in 1982 and known for its unlimited breadsticks and salad, is an Italian chain with nearly 1,000 restaurants across 12 countries. It is ‌a part of US group Darden Restaurants, which has a portfolio of over 2,100 restaurants across brands including LongHorn Steakhouse and Chuy's.</p> <p>  &#34;(Gourmet Investments has a) vision of scaling to nearly 100 to 125 stores across formats and categories over the next three years (from around 55),&#34; CEO Rohan Pewekar told Reuters.</p> <p>  As part of expansion ​plans, Pewekar expects Olive Garden's India restaurant count to exceed 10 in three ‌years' time and then to expand more rapidly with a focus on large cities.</p> <p>  Gourmet Investments, which did not disclose financial ​figures, ‌plans to retain Olive Garden's global menu while adding more vegetarian ‌options, a strategy Western chains often adopt to cater to India's large vegetarian population.</p> <p>  US restaurants, from McDonald's to Domino's Pizza, offer ‌select ​burgers and pizzas ​at less than $1 in India, where it is tough to compete with local options.</p> <p>Pewekar said Olive Garden would be ‌a &#34;premium casual ​dining&#34; option without sharing details.</p></div></div>

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<p>Gourmet Investments Hospitality Group 计划在未来三年内将其在印度的餐厅数量翻倍，并推出 Olive Garden 品牌。首席执行官 Rohan Pewekar 的目标是开设 100-125 家门店，预计在三年内将有超过 10 家 Olive Garden 餐厅。此次扩张将重点关注大城市，保留 Olive Garden 的全球菜单，同时增加素食选项以满足印度市场的需求。该公司未披露财务数据</p>

美食投资公司计划推出 Olive Garden，并在印度将门店数量翻倍