Not actually affiliated with Darden. This presentation is part of a student project.

1. Darden Restaurants

2. Restaurant Chains Owned By
Darden
 Red Lobster  Each of these
 Olive Garden company’s add a
certain elegance
 Longhorn to our business.
Steakhouse
 Bahama Breeze
 Seasons 52
 The Capital Grille
 Eddie V’s

3. Darden Food Facts
 Darden Food Services is the biggest
company in the restaurant industry.
 Each of our stores have great service,
and most of these stores are relatively
close to each other.

4. More Facts
 We opened our first store in Lakeland,
Florida in 1969.
 Today, we own more 2,000 thousand
restaurants, employ 185,000 and serve
over 400 million meals a year.

5. Opportunities at Darden
 A great example of the opportunities at Darden
is one our general managers at Red Lobster.
He started as a line cook and worked his way
into a general manager role, and this is not
uncommon.
 99% of the general managers in our company
start in entry-level store positions.
 Darden Restaurants offer flexible scheduling,
which makes working here a great opportunity
for college students!

6. Darden In the News
 http://www.darden.com/about/news_room.asp

7. Your Future
 Applying at one of Darden's restaurants
is a great first step in building your
career. Come by one of our stores and
fill out an application or speak to a
manager today to get started!

8. Contacting Us!
If you have any questions or comments
for our company please do not hesitate
to contact us at
http://www.darden.com/about/contact_us.asp

9.  Thank You for your time,
and we wish you luck
with all decisions you
make in your life!