Darden Restaurants News

The firm currently has a "hold" rating on the stock. Drillisch AG traded up 1.14% on Thursday, hitting $53.22. Drillisch AG has a 1-year low of $44.11 and a 1-year high of $57.93. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $51.44. The company has a market cap of $6.909 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.05.

The Food Bank of the Southern Tier announces that it has been selected to receive a $2,000 grant as part of the Restaurant Community Grants program from the Darden Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants Inc.

Wedged between its latest combination of Olive Garden and Red Lobster in Wilkesboro, N.C., Darden Restaurants is testing a bar called Atrium.

SATURDAY Johnson & Wales University Culinary and hospitality ceremony: 8-10:30 a.m., Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence.

Darden Restaurants Inc.'s recent special offers may have spurred sales at Olive Garden and Red Lobster, but that came at a cost.

Yard House, the upscale bar-and-grill chain purchased by Darden Restaurants last year, will open its first Orlando restaurant early next year at Orlando's I-Drive Live complex.

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at TheStreet in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

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Organize Now , the group leading a push for mandatory paid sick time in Orange County, continues to urge Gov.

Fifteen Florida-based companies made the 2013 Fortune 500 list of the nation's biggest companies with publicly disclosed revenue, including Orlando-based Darden Restaurants Inc.

A leading group behind the push for mandatory paid sick time in Orange County is starting an online petition to urge Gov.

There are signs that the market is getting a bit overheated. In a mere four months, the S&P 500 index is up 10.9% and since the bottom in March 2009, it's up a whopping 132%! The restaurant sector has been particularly hot, with the chart below showing the cumulative 12-month returns for a handful of restaurant stocks , including Brinker , Darden , ... (more)

I'll admit that I didn't fully understand this company's potential either. It's too easy to look at an established company and assume that their best days are behind them.

The Florida Legislature 's 2013 session agreed on highly touted ethics reforms making it harder for retiring lawmakers to immediately begin lobbying for special interests.

In articles that I wrote here at the end of last year and at the very beginning of this year, I provided discussion of dividend stocks.

United Arts of Central Florida's annual public-fundraising campaign had its strongest result in five years, officials said, beating its 2013 goal by almost $390,000. Individuals donated $1.96 million to the three-month fund drive that supports more than 50 cultural organizations in Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.

Staff Reports The East Texas Food Bank was selected to receive a $6,000 grant as part of the Restaurant Community Grants program from the Darden Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants, Inc.

While consumers are hopeful that the economy will continue to improve, research shows that they are still watching expenses and living on a tight budget.

Here's the scenario: You're at a restaurant and your server is very clearly overworked.

The city of Long Beach, Calif., is limiting the hours of its part-time workforce in order to avoid new costs under health care reform, the Los Angeles Times reports.