![]() Old Darden Restaurants logo | |
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Restaurant |
Predecessor | General Mills Restaurants (1970–1995) |
Founder | William Darden |
Headquarters | 1000 Darden Center Drive Orlando, Florida 32837 |
Number of locations | More than 1,800[1] |
Area served | Brazil Canada Costa Rica El Salvador Mexico Panama United States (including Puerto Rico, Guam) |
Key people | Gene Lee (Chairman) Rick Cardenas (President & Chief Executive Officer) |
Services | Foodservice |
Revenue | ![]() |
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Total assets | ![]() (FY 2012)[3] |
Total equity | ![]() (FY 2012)[3] |
Number of employees | 175,000[4] (2022) |
Divisions | Olive Garden LongHorn Steakhouse |
Website | darden |
Footnotes / references [5][6] |
Darden Restaurants is an American multi-brand restaurant operator. It is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. It has more than 1,800 restaurant locations and more than 175,000 employees. It is the world's largest full-service restaurant company.