ORLANDO, Fla., Nov 07, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) will be presenting at the Oppenheimer & Co. 2005 Restaurant Conference to be held in Dallas, Texas. There will be an on-line simulcast of Darden's presentation, which begins at 12:45 pm (Central) on Wednesday, November 9, 2005, available on the Company's website, http://www.darden.com . An audio-only webcast of the Company's presentation will be available over the Internet at http://www.internetvideochannel.com/oppenheimer/restaurant.asp . The archived webcast will be available on the home page of the Company's website ( http://www.darden.com ) through November 16, 2005.
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As the largest casual dining restaurant company in the world, Darden Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates over 1,380 Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze, Smokey Bones BBQ, and Seasons 52 restaurants with annual sales of $5.3 billion. Darden is headquartered in Orlando, FL.
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