Darden: Growth and Dividends Stay on the Menu

There aren’t many places you can get a 3% yield, dividends growing by big double-digits, a plan to increase earnings 10% to 15% annually and decent meals from a variety of leading restaurants - all from the same company. But Darden Restaurants (DRI), with about 1,800 casual dining eateries, is all that. The world’s largest company-owned and operated restaurant enterprise, DRI’s best-known brands include Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and LongHorn Steakhouse. Its smaller, still emerging chains are Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52 and The Capital Grille.... Read more