Who owns Yard House?
Yard House is owned by Darden (the United States, NYSE: DRI), which has owned the brand since 29 August 2012.[1]
Evidence: Darden Restaurants, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 July 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Darden Restaurants, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Orlando, Florida
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1996
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: DRI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Yard House
Yard House is a chain built around very long draught beer lists, often more than a hundred taps, paired with a broad American menu. Darden acquired it in 2012 for $585 million. It was founded in Long Beach in 1996 and takes its name from the yard glass, a three-foot vessel holding a little under three pints of beer.
What Darden's annual report says about Yard House
Sentences about Yard House from Darden's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Yard House design elements create a contemporary, yet casual, "come as you are" environment.
During fiscal 2026, the average check per person was approximately $37.00, with alcoholic beverages accounting for 28.9 percent of Yard House's sales.
Yard House maintains different menus and selections of craft beers across its trade areas to reflect geographic differences in consumer preferences, prices, and selections, as well as a smaller portioned, lower-priced children's menu.
How often Darden names Yard House in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Yard House
Where Yard House sits in Darden
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Darden
Darden controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
- Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen (1979)
- LongHorn Steakhouse (1981)
- Olive Garden (1982)
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 72 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19; Darden has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Bonefish Grill | Bloomin' Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | Brinker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| North Italia | Cheesecake Factory | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Darden
Darden is a publicly listed company headquartered in Orlando, Florida, United States, founded in 1968. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: DRI.
Darden is the largest full-service restaurant company in the United States, running Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and several other chains. It was built inside General Mills, which bought Red Lobster in 1970 and spun the restaurant business off in 1995 to concentrate on packaged food.
🇺🇸 Yard House and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Yard House is not one of them.
- Applebee's — Dine Brands 🇺🇸
- Arby's — Inspire Brands 🇺🇸
- Baja Fresh — MTY Group 🇨🇦
- Bonefish Grill — Bloomin' Brands 🇺🇸
- Burger King — Restaurant Brands International 🇨🇦
- Caribou Coffee — Panera Brands 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Yard House?
The parent company of Yard House is Darden, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Yard House American?
Yes. Yard House originated in the United States in 1996 and its owner, Darden, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Darden owned Yard House?
Darden has owned Yard House since 29 August 2012.
Is Yard House still owned by Darden?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Yard House is still owned by Darden. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Darden Restaurants, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 July 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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