Darden Restaurants, Incorporated
Type	Public (NYSE: DRI)
Founded	1968
Headquarters	Orlando, Florida
Key people	Clarence Otis, Jr., Chairman and CEO
Industry	Restaurant
Revenue	US $5.72 billion (2006)[1]
Net income	US $338.2 million (2006)[1]
Employees	157,300 (2006)[1]
Website	Main Site

Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a multi-brand restaurant operator. The firm owns several casual dining chain store, most notably Red Lobster and Olive Garden. Today, Darden owns and operates more than 1,300 restaurant locations throughout North America and has more than 150,000 employees, making it the world's largest restaurant operator in terms of revenue. Darden does not franchise its restaurants in the United States, but many of its international locations are not under corporate control. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... For the tax agency in the United Kingdom of the same name, see HM Revenue and Customs. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately-priced food in a casual atmosphere. ... A restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants, typically with the same name in many different locations either under shared corporate ownership (e. ... Red Lobster is a U.S. chain of seafood restaurants. ... Olive Garden is a casual dining American restaurant chain specializing in Italian food. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Franchising (from the French for honesty or freedom[1]) is a method of doing business wherein a franchisor licenses trademarks and tried and proven methods of doing business to a franchisee in exchange for a recurring payment, and usually a percentage piece of gross sales or gross profits as well...

Restaurant chains

• Red Lobster (1968 - present)
• Olive Garden (1982 - present)
• China Coast (1990 - 1995)
• Bahama Breeze (1996 - present)
• Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill (1999 - 2007)
• Seasons 52 (? - Present)
• Rocky River Grill House (2006 - 2007)

Red Lobster is a U.S. chain of seafood restaurants. ... Olive Garden is a casual dining American restaurant chain specializing in Italian food. ... China Coast was a casual dining American restaurant chain specializing in Chinese food. ... Bahama Breeze is an American restaurant specializing in Caribbean-inspired fresh seafood, chicken and steaks, and tropical drinks. ... Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill is a Florida-based chain. ... Seasons 52 is a restaurant chain owned by Darden Restaurants, Inc. ...

History

Darden Restaurants is a company that broke off from General Mills in 1995. General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is a Fortune 500 corporation, mainly concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Bramhall, Joe. "Darden Restaurants, Inc." Hoover's. Retrieved on May 14, 2007.

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External links

• Darden Restaurants, Inc. web site