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Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse chasing Chili's success as casual dining chains compete for date nights in 2025

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Denny 's CEO Kelli Valade told Yahoo Finance there is "cautious optimism" and a "stableizing consumer" Darden's Olive Garden and Texas Roadhouse are among the top players trying to gain market share.

Jefferies analyst Andy Barish expects the industry to see "negative [foot] traffic" growth and "slightly positive" same-store sales growth in 2025 .

Denny 's and Cracker Barrel have a customer base that "skew lower-income and older," CEO Julie Felss Masino said.

Tower expects the challenges to continue in the near term, though.

One potential bright spot is Keke's Breakfast Café , a chain that was acquired in 2022 .

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