Darden Restaurants to Present at Cowen & Company 8th Annual Consumer Conference

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE: DRI) will be presenting at Cowen & Company 8th Annual Consumer Conference to be held in New York, New York. There will be an on-line simulcast of the Company's presentation which begins at 2:30 pm (Eastern) on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 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.corporate-ir.net/ireye/conflobby.zhtml?ticker=DRI&item_id=2625829.

The archived webcast will also be available on the home page of the company's website www.darden.com through February 12, 2010.

Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE: DRI) headquartered in Orlando, Fla., is the world's largest company-owned and operated full-service restaurant company with over $7.2 billion in annual sales and approximately 180,000 employees. Darden is recognized for a culture that rewards caring for and responding to people. Our restaurant brands -- Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52 -- reflect the rich diversity of those who dine with us. Our brands are built on deep insights into what our guests want. For more information, please visit www.darden.com.

Source: Financial

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