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Darden Restaurants, Inc. is an American multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in Orlando. The firm owns several casual dining restaurant chains: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, The Capital Grille and Yard House. Until July 28, 2014, Darden also owned Red Lobster. Darden has more than 1,500 restaurant locations and more than 150,000 employees, making it the world's largest full-service restaurant company. As of 2012, Darden is the only Fortune 500 company with its corporate headquarters in Greater Orlando.
What would come to be known as Darden Restaurants began when William (Bill) Darden, age 19, opened his first restaurant, The Green Frog, in Waycross, Georgia, in 1938. He later founded the Red Lobster Inns of America and opened the first Red Lobster restaurant in Lakeland, Florida, in 1968. Darden chose Lakeland because he wished to see how a seafood restaurant would fare in a non-coastal region, and Lakeland was the innermost city in Florida. The initial Red Lobster franchise was applauded by diners and critics alike. The store became successful and by 1970 had expanded to three locations in the state with two more under construction. While the locations were profitable, the company lacked the resources to expand further, so Darden sold the company to food giant General Mills that year.
Todd Bunton, CFA, Growth & Income Stock Strategist at Zacks Investment Research, discusses a stock that might be worth a closer look by investors: Darden Restaurants (DRI). This restaurant operator offers strong growth and income while trading at a reasonable price. The company delivered a solid beat for fiscal 2016 Q1, driven by solid same-store sales growth and profit margin expansion. Management also raised its full year guidance, prompting analysts to revise their earnings estimates higher for both 2016 and 2017. This sent the stock to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Darden also pays a dividend that yields a juicy 3.5%. But what else should investors take away from this company? Darden Restaurant: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/DRI?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Bloomin Brands: http://www....
Chris Chang, Senior Vice President of Technology, Strategy, and Development for Darden Restaurants, speaks about the digital transformation journey Darden Restaurants undertook with Infosys to drive effective communication. This strategic partnership helped Darden engage better with their guests and employees, and share their information across restaurants for personalized service.
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation is one of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation's top donors, and a loyal supporter of the ProStart program. Watch as Bob McAdam - Senior Vice President of Government & Community Affairs for Darden Restaurants, Inc. - shares his company's ongoing commitment to feeding the dreams and building the futures of ProStart students and educators.
A new corporate headquarters to consolidate Daren offices under one roof. The building, a three-story, 400,000 sf building overlooking a large lake, sits on 60 acres and houses office and meeting spaces, state-of-the art test kitchens and an employee cafeteria. The facility has been awarded the "People's Choice" award in the first Lifecycle Building Challenge national competition to develop green building strategies and designs that reduce waste and conserve resources. It was awarded Gold certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction (NC) from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), the largest LEED Gold NC building in Florida.
Darden shares how we've come together to make this Earth Day the start of a sustainable future.
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Workers at all Darden Restaurants - from Red Lobster, to Olive Garden, to Capital Grille - deserve decent working conditions, including paid sick days and fair wages. Darden is backing HB655 in Florida - if passed, it will prevent thousands of workers from having to access to earned sick days. Nine out of ten Miami restaurant workers have no access to earned paid sick days, and 47.6% report having worked while sick. Three quarters of those that worked sick did so because they could not afford to take the day off. Learn more here: http://rocunited.org/backed-into-the-corner-serving-while-sick-in-miami-dade/ SIGN THE PETITION AT http://bit.ly/dignityatdarden -- Support the campaign for Dignity at Darden! Special thanks to the cast, crew, & Sekou Luke at Sundry Media - http://sundrymedia...
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At RetailSpaces 2015 John Miologos (Walgreens) facilitated an insightful discussion that explored How to Maintain a Large a Large Portfolio of Assets. The discussion featured Todd Taylor, Vice President of Design for Darden Restaurants and Steve Lamontagne, DVP of Development, Design & Construction for Walgreens. For more information visit: www.retailspacesevent.com RetailSpaces is produced by the Influence Group. www.influencegrp.com Featured in this video are: John Miologos- Senior Director, Store Development- Walgreens (facilitator) Todd Taylor- Vice President of Design- Darden Restaurants Steve Lamontagne- DVP, Development, Design & Construction- Walgreens
Keneisha Morgan-Darden, restaurant owner and author of "Cooking ‘N Heelz," tells how to make some healthy meals that comfort the soul. Presented at the Alma Powell Branch of the Kalamazoo Public Library, Tuesday, February 3, 2015. www.kpl.gov
Moderator David Faber, Journalist and Co-Anchor, CNBC Speakers Gene Lee, President and CEO, Darden Restaurants Inc. Raymond J. McGuire, Global Head, Corporate and Investment Banking, Citi Clifton Robbins, Founder and CEO, Blue Harbour Group LP Anne Sheehan, Director, Corporate Governance, California State Teachers' Retirement System Jeffrey Smith, Managing Member, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Starboard Value LP Activist investors are regularly in the headlines as they challenge how companies are run to enhance shareholder value. With "activism" now a common term within the financial community, its meaning has become blurred amid the profusion of styles and approaches. Some investors question whether activists are good for the companies they target or for other shareholders. So what ...
Full transcript available here: http://christianmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/show2hour1.pdf http://christianmoney.com On this episode of Jim Paris Live - Jim reveiws the Chromebook computer, discusses little known AAA discounts, and discusses everyday examples showing how badly the economy is doing. The price of beef is up 76% since 2009. There appears to be runaway inflation, yet the government only gave Social Security recipients a 1.5% cost of living adjustment last year. Even after spinning off Red Lobster, Darden Restaurants continuing to struggle as Olive Garden sales slide. Julian Assange of Wikileaks makes strong statement in support of Bitcoin. Where to find amazing travel deals, such as six days in Ireland with airfrare, car, and hotel, for only $800. Read more: http://...
The current food system is not sustainable. Agriculture accounts for 70 percent of the world's use of increasingly scarce water supplies, and deforestation for food production generates more greenhouse gases than all forms of transportation combined. Despite these associated environmental and social costs, one-third of the food generated for human consumption continues to be lost or wasted. With global demand expected to double in the next 25 to 50 years, current modes of production and patterns of consumption must change to ensure global food security. • How can the global food system be redesigned to yield more, healthier food, while reducing our ecological footprint? • How can greater access to markets, new approaches to distribution, and local sourcing bolster food quality and workers...
Business Moving Forward: In the GS1 Connect 2012 general session, GS1 US Chief Executive Officer Bob Carpenter gives a short introduction to GS1 US and is then joined by guest speakers Mark Walchirk, president of McKesson Specialty Health; Jim Thomas, vice president of Supply Management for Darden Restaurants; Tim Dorgan, general manager of E-Merchandising for Peapod.com; Anita Balaraman, principal product manager for @WalmartLabs; and Amit Menipaz, senior director of global product management for eBay. To view just the Foodservice section, go to http://youtu.be/Jft_h8MLwF0. To view just the healthcare section, go to http://youtu.be/qpGur8ZlTco. To view just the business-to-consumer section, go to http://youtu.be/vZb9w1rajec.
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