Darden Restaurants to Webcast Their 2008 Analyst Meeting

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) will be webcasting their 2008 Analyst Meeting to be held in New York City on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 starting at 9:00 am to 12:00 pm ET. A webcast of the Company's presentation will be available over the Internet at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=44643. The archived webcast will also be available on the home page of the company's website www.darden.com through March 12, 2008.

The subjects to be covered may include forward-looking information, such as the outlook for the current month, quarter, or fiscal year and the company's previously-announced earnings guidance. Questions may be posed to management by participants at the meeting and in response the company may disclose additional material information.

Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE: DRI) headquartered in Orlando, FL., is the world's largest casual dining company with almost $6.7 billion in annual sales and approximately 170,000 employees. The Company owns and operates more than 1,700 restaurants including Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52. For more information, please visit www.Darden.com.

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