Restaurants

The chart above depicts the percent of contributions in U.S. Dollars donated to Republican and Democrat candidates/parties/affiliated groups, seeking national office during the 2020 election cycle, donated by employees, or owners, of the companies listed, and those individuals' immediate family members, based on data collected from www.opensecrets.org.

In some instances the money was possibly donated by the actual company, but the bulk of it typically comes from individuals within the company, or immediate family members of individuals within the company.  The only way I'm discussing the actual organization is if I reference it as "the organization itself", otherwise, I'm talking about the jargon mentioned above (individuals within the company, owners, employees, direct family, etc.).  In some instances, the money considered contributed may come from PACs affiliated with the mentioned organization.

- Darden Restaurants is the owner of The Olive Garden.  Darden also owns Yard House, Longhorn Steakhouse, Red Lobster, and Cheddars, just to name a few.  Search Darden Restaurants if you'd like to know more owned by them.  

- Dine Brands Global (previously Dinequity) owns Applebee's and IHOP.

- Roark Capital Group owns Inspire Brands, which include: Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin' Donuts, Jimmy Johns, The Rusty Taco, and Sonic.

- Brinker International owns Chili's and Maggiano's.

- Bloomin' Brands owns Outback Steakhouse, Fleming's, Carrabba's, Bonefish Grill, etc.

Finally, Democrats on the Left, Republicans on the Right! 

Darden            $112,940   $31,644    

Dine                $34,873    $11,619    

Roark              $137,127   $565,496    

Brinker            $31,210     $40,082    

Denny's            $1,578        $0    

Bloomin'           $73,965   $277,577    

Cracker Barrel  $53,587   $54,914    

Waffle House   $16,915     $305,907    

Golden Corral  $7,461      $33,452    

Totals              $469,656 $1,320,691

Total amount contributed towards 2020 campaigns from the Restaurant companies listed above totals $1,790,347.           

Special Thanks to  https://charts.livegap.com for the website used to make the chart above.