ORLANDO, Fla., Aug 11, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) will host a conference call on Thursday, August 12, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. Joe Lee, Chairman and CEO, and other senior management invite you to listen to a discussion of Darden Succession Plan.
A copy of our press release will be available under the heading "Investor Relations" on our website at http://www.darden.com.
To listen to the call live, please go to the following website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call.
What: Darden Restaurants, Inc. Announces Darden Succession Plan
When: 8:30 a.m. (ET), Thursday, August 12, 2004
Where: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=70336&s=wm&e=928257
How: Live over the Internet - Simply log on to the web at the address
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As the largest casual dining restaurant company in the world, Darden Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates over 1,300 Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze, Smokey Bones BBQ, and Seasons 52 restaurants with annual sales of $5.0 billion. Darden is headquartered in Orlando, Fla.
SOURCE Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Analysts, Matthew Stroud, +1-407-245-6458; or Media, Rick
Walsh, +1-407-245-5366, both of Darden Restaurants, Inc.
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