Darden Restaurants to Participate at 2nd Annual Telsey Advisory Group's Consumer Conference

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Apr 13, 2010, 11:00 ET

ORLANDO, Fla., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc., Orlando, FL (NYSE: DRI) will be presenting at the Telsey Advisory Group's 2nd Annual Consumer Growth Conference to be held in New York City, NY. There will be an on-line simulcast of the Company's presentation which begins at 2:05 pm (Eastern) on Thursday, April 15, 2010, available at the Company's website, www.darden.com or at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/tag3/dri/.

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The archived webcast will also be available on the home page of the company's website www.darden.com through April 22, 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.

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