Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
Darden Restaurants operates popular U.S. dining brands, focusing on exceptional experiences and sustainable growth.
Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants is an American multi-brand restaurant operator that owns and operates full-service dining restaurant chains across the United States and international locations. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the company manages a portfolio of restaurant concepts ranging from casual dining to fine dining. Its restaurant brands include Olive Garden Italian Kitchen, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, The Capital Grille, Chuy's, Seasons 52, and Eddie V's Prime Seafood. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides culinary services, beverage offerings, and hospitality across more than 2,200 restaurant locations, employing restaurant staff, kitchen personnel, and corporate support teams.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of Darden Restaurants
- Olive Garden Operations: Full-service Italian casual dining chain operating hundreds of locations across North America and select international markets, serving traditional pasta dishes, soups, salads, and beverages as the primary revenue generator for the overall restaurant portfolio.
- LongHorn Steakhouse Operations: Casual dining steakhouse chain providing grilled steaks, chicken, seafood, and classic American sides across extensive regional locations, operating as a key revenue driver within the casual dining segment of the business.
- Fine Dining Concepts: Portfolio of high-end steakhouse and seafood restaurants including The Capital Grille, Ruth's Chris Steak House, and Eddie V's Prime Seafood, delivering prime steaks, fresh seafood, and curated wine lists across major cities.
- Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Operations: Value-oriented casual dining restaurant chain offering American comfort food prepared from scratch on-site, serving scratch-made entrees, appetizers, and beverages across family-focused restaurant locations in multiple regions.
- Yard House Operations: Modern casual dining and craft beer restaurant concept operating large-format locations featuring extensive draft beer selections on tap alongside contemporary American fusion food items, lunch specials, and late-night dining services.
- Other Specialty Brands and Franchising: Polished casual and specialty dining brand operations including Tex-Mex chain Chuy's and Seasons 52, alongside international franchising agreements that extend restaurant operations into global markets beyond North America.
Darden Restaurants executive team
- Mr. Ricardo Cardenas CPACEO, President & Director
- Mr. Rajesh VennamSenior VP & CFO
- Mr. Todd A. BurrowesPresident of Business Development
- Mr. John Melvin MartinPresident of Specialty Restaurant Group
- Mr. Daniel J. KiernanPresident of Olive Garden
- Mr. Christopher ChangSenior VP & Chief Information Officer
- Mr. Matthew R. Broad J.D.Senior VP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary
- Ms. Susan M. ConnellySenior VP and Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer
- Ms. Sarah H. KingSenior VP & Chief People Officer
- Mr. Douglas J. MilanesSenior VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer