1. Darden Restaurants

2. Restaurant Chains Owned ByDarden Red Lobster Each of these Olive Garden companys add a certain elegance Longhorn to our business.Steakhouse Bahama Breeze Seasons 52 The Capital Grille Eddie Vs 3. Darden Food Facts Darden Food Services is the biggestcompany in the restaurant industry. Each of our stores have great service,and most of these stores are relativelyclose to each other. 4. More Facts We opened our first store in Lakeland,Florida in 1969. Today, we own more 2,000 thousandrestaurants, employ 185,000 and serveover 400 million meals a year. 5. Opportunities at Darden A great example of the opportunities at Dardenis one our general managers at Red Lobster.He started as a line cook and worked his wayinto a general manager role, and this is notuncommon. 99% of the general managers in our companystart in entry-level store positions. Darden Restaurants offer flexible scheduling,which makes working here a great opportunityfor college students! 6. Darden In the News http://www.darden.com/about/news_room.asp 7. Your Future Applying at one of Dardens restaurantsis a great first step in building yourcareer. Come by one of our stores andfill out an application or speak to amanager 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 luckwith all decisions youmake in your life!