ORLANDO, Fla., Jul 7, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) will be presenting at the CIBC World Markets Third Annual Consumer Growth Conference to be held in Boston, Massachusetts. There will be an on- line simulcast of the Company's presentation which begins at 2:20 p.m. (Eastern) on Wednesday, July 9, 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/cibcwm/consumer03/79210148.cfm . The archived webcast will also be available on the home page of Darden's website (www.darden.com) through August 8th, 2003.
As the largest casual dining restaurant company in the world, Darden Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates over 1,270 Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Bahama Breeze, Smokey Bones BBQ, and Seasons 52 restaurants with annual sales of $4.7 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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/Audio: http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/cibcwm/consumer03/79210148.cfm
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