ORLANDO, Fla., Feb 20, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) will be presenting at the Wachovia 2006 Consumer Growth Conference to be held in Key Biscayne, Florida. There will be an on-line simulcast of the Company's presentation which begins at 11:20 am (Eastern) on Thursday, February 23, 2006, available at 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.wsw.com/webcast/wa32/dri/. The archived webcast will also be available on the home page of the company's website ( http://www.darden.com ) through February 30, 2006.
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As the largest casual dining restaurant company in the world, Darden Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates over 1,390 Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze, Smokey Bones, and Seasons 52 restaurants with annual sales of $5.3 billion. Darden is headquartered in Orlando, FL.
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