Darden Restaurants, Inc.
News and overview for Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Darden Restaurants' lobbying costs are a little less this year
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 28 days 9 hours 35 minutes ago
H ealth-care reform is among the big issues on which Orlando-based Darden Restaurants has lobbied Congress, according to federal reports filed earlier this month.
Create your own seafood feast or wine label
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 9 days 8 hours 23 minutes ago
Darden Restaurants has some new promotions at two of its chains.
Darden Restaurants elects new board member
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 20 days 14 hours 43 minutes ago
Orlando-based Darden Restaurants has elected Victoria D. Harker, executive vice president and chief financial officer of The AES Corporation , to its board of directors effective today.
Darden to develop LongHorn restaurants in San Antonio
American City Business Journals | 6 days 18 hours 8 minutes ago
LongHorn Steakhouse is planning on opening three new restaurant locations in San Antonio in early 2010.
Fitch 2010 U.S. Restaurant Outlook: Modest Improvement in Sales Anticipated by Late 2010
Restaurants & Institutions | 4 days 19 hours 25 minutes ago
SPONSORED LINKS Fitch Ratings expects sales trends for U.S.
Brinker names Wyman Roberts president of Chili ??s Grill & Bar and On The Border
American City Business Journals | 2 days 15 hours 2 minutes ago
Restaurant company Brinker International Inc. has named Wyman Roberts president of Chili’s Grill & Bar and On The Border Grill & Cantina.
Analyze This: Darden sees profits rise, sales trends remaining weak
Nation's Restaurant News | 41 days 2 hours 10 minutes ago
(Oct. 12, 2009) Editors note: Analyze This is a quarterly look at a publicly traded restaurant company that has sparked discussion, for better or worse, among securities analysts. The comments do not necessarily reflect the views of Nations Restaurant News nor should any statement be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Brinker names Chili's, On the Border prexy
Nation's Restaurant News | 1 day 1 hour 6 minutes ago
DALLAS (Nov. 20, 2009) Brinker International Inc. has named Wyman Roberts, its former chief marketing officer, to the role of president for both the Chilis Grill & Bar and On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina chains. He replaces Todd Diener, who has stepped down after 27 years with the company, Brinker said Friday.
LongHorn buys $1.4M site near airport
American City Business Journals | 27 days 19 hours 59 minutes ago
A new LongHorn Steakhouse restaurant is coming near Orlando International Airport.
Landry's Restaurants OKs $1.2B acquisition offer
Forbes | 19 days 15 hours 7 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- The chairman and CEO of Landry's Restaurants Inc. finally got what he was after Tuesday, as the restaurant owner's board approved his $1.2 billion all-cash offer to buy the company.
Landry's Restaurants approves $1.2 billion offer from company owned by CEO Fertitta
Los Angeles Times | 19 days 18 hours 40 minutes ago
HOUSTON (AP) — The chairman and CEO of Landry's Restaurants Inc.
Golden Nugget owner Landry s OKs $1.2B acquisition offer
Las Vegas Sun | 19 days 14 hours 1 minute ago
HOUSTON â?? The chairman and CEO of Landry's Restaurants Inc. finally got what he was after Tuesday, as the restaurant owner's board approved his $1.2 billion all-cash offer to take the company private.
Landry's Restaurants approves $1.2 billion offer from company owned by CEO Fertitta -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 19 days 19 hours 16 minutes ago
HOUSTON (AP) — The chairman and CEO of Landry's Restaurants Inc. finally got what he was after Tuesday, as the restaurant owner's board approved his $1.2 billion all-cash offer to take the company private.
Landry's shares climb after shareholder nixes bid
Forbes | 6 days 20 hours 2 minutes ago
CHICAGO -- Shares of restaurant chain Landry's Restaurants Inc., which is being taken private by its CEO, rose to a 21-month intraday high Monday after a shareholder announced plans to oppose the $1.2 billion deal.
Landry's shares climb after shareholder nixes bid - National Business - MiamiHerald.com
Miami Herald, The | 6 days 19 hours 56 minutes ago
The chairman and CEO of Landry's Restaurants Inc. finally got what he was after Tuesday, as the restaurant owner's board approved his $1.2 billion all-cash offer to buy the company.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Casual Dining Restaurants |
| Website: | http://www.dardenrestaurants.com |
This company has cornered not one but two dining markets: seafood and "Hospitaliano." Darden Restaurants is the #1 casual-dining operator (in terms of revenue), with more than 1,770 restaurants in the US and Canada. Its flagship chains include seafood-segment leader Red Lobster and top Italian-themed concept Olive Garden. Both chains cater to families, with mid-priced menu items, themed interiors, and primarily suburban locations. Darden also operates the LongHorn Steakhouse chain, with more than 320 outlets. In addition, the company operates a small chain of tropical-themed Bahama Breeze restaurants that offer Caribbean-inspired food, along with a casual grill and wine bar concept called Seasons 52.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 7,217.5 (2009) |
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| One-year % Growth in Sales | 8.9 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 372.2 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -1.3 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 179,000 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | May |
