Darden: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Darden (NYSE: DRI) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Orlando, Florida, United States that owns 4 consumer brands.[1]
Darden is the largest full-service restaurant company in the United States, running Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and several other chains. It was built inside General Mills, which bought Red Lobster in 1970 and spun the restaurant business off in 1995 to concentrate on packaged food.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Darden Restaurants, Inc.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States
- Founded
- 1968
- Tickers
- NYSE: DRI
- SEC CIK
- 0000940944
- Website
- www.darden.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Darden in numbers
- Darden owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is restaurants & foodservice with 4 brands.[1]
Everything Darden owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Darden own?
Darden owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House and Olive Garden.
Is Darden an American company?
Yes. Darden is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, United States and was founded in 1968.
Who owns Darden?
Darden is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as DRI on the NYSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Darden Restaurants, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 July 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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