<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 計劃在未來三年內將其在印度的餐廳數量翻倍，並推出 Olive Garden 品牌。首席執行官 Rohan Pewekar 的目標是開設 100-125 家門店，預計在三年內將有超過 10 家 Olive Garden 餐廳。此次擴張將重點關注大城市，保留 Olive Garden 的全球菜單，同時增加素食選項以滿足印度市場的需求。該公司未披露財務數據</p>

美食投資公司計劃推出 Olive Garden，並在印度將門店數量翻倍