Olive Garden just made a move that will warm your soul – and possibly your entire family reunion. As Food & Wine’s Aaron Hutcherson reports, the chain is now selling its signature soups by the gallon. Fans can now take home massive portions of favorites like Zuppa Toscana, Chicken & Gnocchi, and Minestrone, without having to endure the endless basket of breadsticks (unless you want to). The gallon format is aimed at parties, potlucks, or anyone who just really, really likes soup. Prices vary by location, but the takeaway is simple: soup season just got super-sized.
The Bullet Point Brief
- Olive Garden now sells its most popular soups in gallon containers. No table, no tip, just ladle and slurp.
- Options include Zuppa Toscana, Chicken & Gnocchi, Minestrone, and Pasta e Fagioli. aka the liquid pantheon of comfort food.
- Perfect for gatherings or anyone who treats a “serves 12” label as a personal challenge.
- Prices will vary, but the potential for a gallon of Chicken & Gnocchi in your fridge is priceless.
- Breadsticks are still available separately – because corporate knows you cannot quit them.
My Bottom Line
For once, a corporate food story that doesn’t make me want to throw something. Olive Garden selling soup by the gallon is exactly the kind of innovation America needs. No “lab-grown” nonsense, no kale smoothies disguised as progress, just a bucket of hot carbs to help you survive this timeline. Now, if we can get whiskey by the barrel, we might just have the makings of a functioning society again.
