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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)On Nov 20: 31.44  Down 0.26 (0.82%)  
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Darden Restaurants, Inc.
1000 Darden Center Drive
Orlando, FL 32837
United States - Map
Phone: 407-245-4000
Fax: 407-245-4989
Web Site: http://www.darden.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Restaurants
Full Time Employees:178,692

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Darden Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of full-service restaurants primarily in the United States and Canada. The company operates restaurants primarily under Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze, and Seasons 52 names. It also operates two specialty restaurants, Hemenway’s Seafood Grille and Oyster Bar; and The Old Grist Mill Tavern. As of May 31, 2009, the company owned and operated approximately 1,773 restaurants. It also franchised 5 LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants in Puerto Rico and 25 Red Lobster restaurants in Japan under area development and franchise agreements. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Orlando, Florida. Darden Restaurants, Inc. operates independently of General Mills Inc. as of May 28, 1995.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 62.5% of S&P 500 companies and 96.2% of Consumer Services companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Clarence Otis Jr., 52
    Exec. Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Chairman of Exec. Committee
    $ 2.15M $ 0
    Mr. Andrew H. Madsen , 53
    Pres, Chief Operating Officer
    $ 1.57M $ 0
    Mr. C. Bradford Richmond , 50
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 833.00K $ 0
    Mr. Kim A. Lopdrup , 51
    Sr. VP and Pres of Red Lobster
    $ 999.00K $ 0
    Mr. Dave Pickens , 54
    Sr. VP and Pres of Olive Garden
    $ 1.14M $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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