Darden Restaurants

American multi-brand restaurant operator

Darden Restaurants is an American multi-brand restaurant operator. It is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. It has more than 1,800 restaurant locations and more than 175,000 employees. It is the world's largest full-service restaurant company.

Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryRestaurant
PredecessorGeneral Mills Restaurants
(1970–1995)
FounderWilliam Darden
Headquarters1000 Darden Center Drive Orlando, Florida 32837
Number of locations
More than 1,800[1]
Area served
Brazil
Canada
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Mexico
Panama
United States (including Puerto Rico, Guam)
Key people
Gene Lee (Chairman)
Rick Cardenas (President & Chief Executive Officer)
ServicesFoodservice
RevenueIncrease US$7.999 billion (2012)[2]
Decrease US$638.0 million
(FY 2012)[3]
Decrease US$475.5 million[2]
Total assetsIncrease US$5.944 billion
(FY 2012)[3]
Total equityDecrease US$1.842 billion
(FY 2012)[3]
Number of employees
175,000[4] (2022)
DivisionsOlive Garden

LongHorn Steakhouse
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
Yard House
The Capital Grille
Seasons 52
Bahama Breeze
Eddie V's

Ruth's Chris Steak House
Websitedarden.com
Footnotes / references
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References

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  1. "Darden Brand Book" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Darden Restaurants." Company Profile. Hoover's, Inc., 2013. Answers.com. June 24, 2013. Accessed on June 21, 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Darden Restaurants, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Jul 20, 2012" (PDF). secdatabase.com. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  4. "Darden Brand Book" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. "Darden 2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Darden Restaurants, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  6. Darden Restaurants, Inc. (May 29, 2011). "FY 2011 10-K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved April 11, 2012.

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