Olive Garden servers are hoping their employer will change a potentially messy uniform policy. The pasta chain has asked servers of its 900 restaurants to swap out black shirts for white ones. The new uniform pairs the white shirt with an olive green apron and dark wash blue jeans. Servers have taken to social media to complain about having to carry dishes full of stain-inducing plates wearing the stain-prone white top. “I’ve bought over 15 white shirts and it has been getting messy,” wrote one server. Another server posted that the shirts were “sauce magnets.” Dan Kiernan, CEO of Olive Garden said, “We wanted a significant change, and black is the obvious opposite of white.” Olive Garden is not unionized, so there’s not much servers can do about the change. It’s unclear why the uniform change was necessary, since the food chain’s revenue in 2024 was $5.07 billion from a mere 900 restaurants.
