Darden Restaurants Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
PO Box 593330, Orlando, FL 32859-3330, United States
(407)245-4000, http://www.dardenrestaurants.com

Primary SIC: Eating Places, Primary NAICS: Full-Service Restaurants
Description: Darden Restaurants Inc. was incorporated in Florida in March 1995, and is the parent company of GMRI Inc., which was initially founded as Red Lobster Inns of America Inc in 1968. Red Lobster, founded by William Darden, opened its first restaurant in Lakeland, Florida, in 1968. Since then, the company has expanded to include over 1700 restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. As of May 2008, the company operated 1,667 restaurants in 49 states, including 651 Red Lobster, 647 Olive Garden, 305 LongHorn Steakhouse, 32 The Capital Grille, 23 Bahama Breeze and seven Seasons 52 restaurants, as well as two specialty restaurants: Hemenway's Seafood Grille and Oyster Bar and The Old Grist Mill Tavern. In Canada, the company operated 35 restaurants, including 29 Red Lobster and six Olive Garden restaurants. Through its subsidiaries, the company owns and operates all of its restaurants in the U.S. and Canada, except three. Those three restaurants are located in Central Florida and are owned by joint ventures managed by the company. Additionally, as of May 2008, the company franchised five LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants in Puerto Rico to an unaffiliated franchisee, and 27 Red Lobster restaurants in Japan to an unaffiliated Japanese corporation. More

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Darden Restaurants Inc., News and Information

Red Robin Fails to Lure Diners - Analyst Blog
Zacks Investment Research - Analyst Blog; 11/6/2009; 551 words; ...Gourmet Burgers Inc. (RRGB), the casual dining restaurant operator, recently...quick-service restaurants or preferring...dining segment are Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI), Brinker...revenue comprises restaurant sales (down 10...

FOOD NETWORK SUGAR RUSH HOST, NOV. 17, SIMPKINS SEMINAR
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/5/2009; 909 words; ...People Magazine, Southern Living, Black Enterprise, Inc. Magazine, Black Enterprise and the Washington Post...Associates; Joe R. Lee, then-Chairman of the Board, Darden Restaurants Inc.; Pat Williams, Senior Vice President and founder...

Landry's Restaurants OKs $1.2B acquisition offer
AP Online; 11/3/2009; 898 words; ...Tuesday, as the restaurant owner's board...chain and other restaurants, surging $2...Landry's Saltgrass Inc. in exchange for...s Seafood House Restaurant that opened in...operator of seafood restaurants behind Red Lobster owner Darden Restaurants Inc., also owns ...

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Announces New Board Member.
PR Newswire; 11/2/2009; 577 words; ...technology and operations. About Darden Restaurants Darden Restaurants, Inc. , the world's largest full-service restaurant company, owns and operates nearly...and employing 180,000 people, Darden is recognized for a culture that...

Darden Restaurants Reports 16% Increase in First Quarter Diluted Net Earnings Per Share; Announces Quarterly Dividend of 25 Cents Per Share.
Investment Weekly News; 10/17/2009; 793 words; ...created. As a result of our Marketing, Restaurant Operations and Restaurant Support strengths, we look forward...positioned competitively." Keywords: Darden Restaurants, Inc.: Financial, Darden Restaurants, Inc.: Financial, Advertising...

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