ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 15 -- In conjunction with the Darden
Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) Second Quarter earnings release, you are invited to
listen to a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on
Thursday, December 21, 2000 at 8:30 am ET with Joe R. Lee, Chairman & CEO, and
other senior management.
- What: Darden Restaurants Second Quarter Conference Call
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When: 8:30 am ET, December 21, 2000
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Where: http://www.videonewswire.com/DARDEN/122100/
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How: Live over the Internet -- simply log on to the Web at the
address above
As the largest casual dining restaurant company in the world, Darden
Restaurants, Inc., owns and operates over 1,100 Olive Garden, Red Lobster,
Bahama Breeze, and Smokey Bones BBQ restaurants with annual sales of
$3.7 billion. Darden is headquartered in Orlando, Fla.
CONTACT: Investors, Matthew Stroud, 407-245-6789, or Media, Rick Walsh,
407-245-5366, both of Darden Restaurants, Inc.
If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, audio from the
conference call will be archived on Darden Restaurant's website,
http://www.darden.com. To access the replay, click on NEWSFLASH.
(Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: RealPlayer software,
downloadable free from www.real.com/products/player/index.html, and at least a
14.4Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to
the broadcast, send an email to webmaster@vdat.com.)