More on Darden Restaurants' ( DRI ) FQ3: Same-restaurant sales fell at LongHorn Steakhouse (-1.6%), Olive Garden (-4.1%), and Red Lobster (-6.6%) as winter weather took its toll on store traffic. The addition of 105 new restaurants and the acquisition of Yardhouse is expected to help total sales ... By David White : Darden Restaurants Inc. ( DRI ) is a full service dining company . Its family of restaurants contains chains such as: Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, The Capital Grille, Eddie V's, and Yard House. Darden is in fact the world's largest full ... We expect Darden to remain the leader in the casual dining space for some time to come. By Chris Katje : Darden Restaurants, Inc. ( DRI ), the parent company of Red Lobster and Olive Garden, saw its shares hit an all-time high on Friday on the strength of its first quarter. The restaurant group beat analysts' earnings per share estimates, while also meeting sales targets. First ... By Dividend Monk : Darden Restaurants owns several brands of restaurant chains including Olive Garden and Red Lobster. Seven Year Revenue Growth Rate: 6.1% Seven Year EPS Growth Rate: 10.4% Latest Dividend Increase: 16.2% Current Dividend Yield: 3.81% Balance Sheet Strength: Leveraged, Stable The ... Darden's core brands face structural pressures, but emergent concepts provide growth. By Stone Fox Capital: On Thursday night, Darden Restaurants, Inc. ( DRI ) announced a $585M cash transaction to buy Yard House USA. Is this a signal that growth at Darden restaurant mainstays such as Olive Garden and Red Lobster has peaked? Darden Restaurants, the world's largest full-service ... Zacks.com submits: Darden Restaurants Inc. ( DRI ) is slated to release its third quarter 2011 earnings on March 24, after the market close. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate is $1.05 for the third quarter (reflecting year-over-year growth of 10.49%). Darden has outperformed the Zacks Consensus ... By Ed Liston : Darden Restaurants, Inc. ( DRI ) owns and operates full-service dining restaurants in the United States and Canada under brands Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Wildfish Seafood Grille and Yard ... Darden Restaurants ( DRI ) announces new brand presidents for Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse in addition to naming a new chief marketing officer. The move didn't catch retail analysts off-guard with the company's restaurant chains struggling to keep up with rivals. 1 comment!