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2006 Annual Report
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
5900 Lake Ellenor Drive
Orlando, Florida 32809
(407) 245-4000
www.darden.com
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 2006 Annual Report
Diluted Net Earnings Per Share
(In Dollars)
BusinessDescription
Darden Restaurants, Inc. is the largest
publicly traded casual dining restaurant
company in the world, based on market
share and revenues from company-
owned restaurants. We serve more than
300 million meals annually at our 1,427
restaurants in 49 states and Canada.
Our four distinct restaurant brands
together generated sales of $5.7 billion
in fiscal 2006. Red Lobster® and Olive
Garden®, our flagship brands, are the
market share leaders in their casual
dining segments. Each produced sales
of $2.6 billion in fiscal 2006, making
Darden the only casual dining restaurant
company with two restaurant brands
of this scale. Our emerging brands are
Bahama Breeze® and Smokey Bones
Barbeque & Grill®, and our newest
concept, Seasons 52®, is in the test
phase. Based in Orlando, Florida, we
employ nearly 160,000 people, and our
Company trades on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol DRI.
Total Restaurants
Sales
(In Billions)
TableofContents
2006 Financial Highlights IFC
Introduction 1
Letter to Shareholders 2
Q&A 5
Board of Directors and
Executive and Operating Teams 16
Financial Review 17
Shareholder Information IBC