Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a company from the United States with headquarters in Orange County, Florida. The company is listed on the stock index S & P 500.
Darden Restaurants operates several restaurant chains in North America and has more than 1,300 restaurants. The company employs more than 150,000 employees (as of 2006). | The restaurants are not operated in the franchise system. The company was founded in 1968 as a subsidiary of General Mills. In 1995 the company Darden Restaurants General Mills became independent. The restaurant brands include:
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 (2002 - Present )
- Rocky River Grill House (2006 - 2007)
- Longhorn Steakhouse ( 2007 - present)