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Olive Garden's Unexpected Connection To One Of America's Biggest Cereal Companies By Moriah House Oct. 30, 2025 10:00 am EST

Olive Garden brings to mind many things, from the iconic unlimited breadsticks (which have changed) to its stellar selection of hearty and comforting soups . One food most people probably don't associate with Olive Garden is cereal, but it turns out the Italian American spot has a surprising association with the breakfast treat. Although Olive Garden has never served cereal (as far as we know), the chain restaurant owes its existence to the cereal company General Mills. That's right — if Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, and countless other sweet American breakfast staples weren't enough, General Mills also brought endl

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