Darden Restaurants owns several popular restaurant chains including Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, and others. It operates over 2,000 restaurants across the US, employs over 185,000 people, and serves over 400 million meals per year, making it the largest restaurant company. Many management positions are filled through internal promotions starting from entry-level positions. Darden offers opportunities for career growth and flexible work schedules.

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!