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Darden Restaurants, Incorporated NYSE: DRI is a holding company controlled by Joe Lee, a founder of the Red Lobster seafood restaurant chain. It owns the stock of several casual dining restaurant chains, including both Red Lobster and the Italian-themed Olive Garden, and has done so since 1995. Today, Darden owns and operates more than 1300 restaurant locations throughout North America. New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, although its trading volume was exceeded by that of NASDAQ (historic comparison graph {pdf}) during the 1990s. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Red Lobster is a U.S. chain of seafood restaurants. ... Seafood in Brussels, Belgium Seafood is any sea animal that is served as food or is suitable for eating. ... Toms Diner, 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 be consumed on the premises. ... A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately-priced food in a casual atmosphere. ... Olive Garden is a popular American restaurant chain specializing in Italian food, most frequently in suburban retail districts. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west...


Restaurant chains

Olive Garden is a popular American restaurant chain specializing in Italian food, most frequently in suburban retail districts. ... Red Lobster is a U.S. chain of seafood restaurants. ... Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill is a Florida-based chain. ...

History

Darden Restaurants is a company that broke off from General Mills in 1995. Prior to being the CEO of Darden, Joe Lee was the President and CEO of General Mills Restaurants, Inc. General Mills NYSE: GIS is a corporation, mainly concerned with food products, that is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. ...


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Ahead of the Bell: Darden Restaurants - Boston.com (252 words)
Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc., an Orlando-based operator of the Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurant chains, closed at their highest price in more than six months Wednesday a day after the company beat quarterly forecasts and raised earnings guidance.
NEW YORK --Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc., an Orlando-based operator of the Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurant chains, closed at their highest price in more than six months Wednesday a day after the company beat quarterly forecasts and raised earnings guidance.
Darden late Tuesday said fiscal first-quarter profit beat Wall Street forecasts by a penny, and the company raised earnings growth forecasts to a range of 10 percent to 12 percent, versus prior guidance for growth of 9 percent to 10 percent.
Darden Restaurants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (155 words)
Darden Restaurants, Incorporated NYSE: DRI is a multi-brand restaurant operator led by Chairman Joe R. Lee.
Darden Restaurants is a company that broke off from General Mills in 1995.
Prior to being the CEO of Darden, Joe Lee was the President and CEO of General Mills Restaurants, Inc. The current CEO of Darden Restaurants, Inc. is Clarence Otis Jr.
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