Darden Restaurants
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. is an American multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in Orlando, Florida.[5] As of May 2023, the firm owns three fine dining restaurant chains: Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Eddie V's and The Capital Grille; and six casual dining restaurant chains: Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Yard House and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen. Until July 28, 2014, Darden also owned Red Lobster. Darden has more than 1,800 restaurant locations and more than 175,000 employees, making it the world's largest full-service restaurant company.[7]
Quick Facts Company type, Traded as ...
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Restaurant |
Predecessor | General Mills Restaurants (1970–1995) |
Founder | William Darden |
Headquarters | 1000 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 | Cynthia T. Jamison (chairman) Rick Cardenas (president & CEO) |
Services | Foodservice |
Revenue | US$7.999 billion (2012)[2] |
US$638.0 million (FY 2012)[3] | |
US$475.5 million[2] | |
Total assets | US$5.944 billion (FY 2012)[3] |
Total equity | US$1.842 billion (FY 2012)[3] |
Number of employees | 175,000[4] (2022) |
Divisions | |
Website | darden |
Footnotes / references [5][6] |
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