Darden Restaurants to Present at Oppenheimer & Co. 10th Annual Consumer, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Conference

ORLANDO, Fla., June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE: DRI) will be presenting at Oppenheimer & Co. 10th Annual Consumer, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Conference to be held in Boston, Massachusetts.  There will be an on-line simulcast of the Company's presentation which begins at 1:35 pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, June 30, 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.veracast.com/webcasts/opco/consumer2010/35209298.cfm.

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The archived webcast will also be available on the home page of the company's website www.darden.com through July 30, 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 $7.1 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.

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