ORLANDO, Fla., Apr 2, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) will be presenting at the Banc of America Securities 2003 Consumer Conference to be held in New York City, New York. There will be an on-line simulcast of the Company's presentation which begins at 1:50 pm (Eastern) on Thursday, April 3, 2003, available at the Company's website, www.darden.com. An audio-only webcast of the Company's presentation will be available over the Internet at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/consumer-2003/id66307387.cfm The archived webcast will also be available on the home page of the company's website (www.darden.com) through April 18, 2003.
As the largest casual dining restaurant company in the world, Darden Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates over 1,200 Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Bahama Breeze, Smokey Bones BBQ Sports Bar, and Seasons 52 restaurants with annual sales of $4.4 billion. Darden is headquartered in Orlando, FL.
SOURCE Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Analysts, Matthew Stroud, +1-407-245-6458, or Media, Jim
DeSimone, +1-407-245-5192, both of Darden Restaurants, Inc.
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