Consumer & Retail Conference

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE: DRI) will be presenting at the 2007 Morgan Stanley Consumer & Retail Conference to be held in New York City, NY. There will be an on-line simulcast of the Company's presentation which begins at 4:00 pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, available at the Company's website, www.darden.com. An audio-only webcast of the Company's presentation will be also available over the Internet at www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/conflobby.zhtml?ticker=DRI&item_id=1651845. The archived webcast will also be available on the home page of the company's website (www.darden.com) through November 21, 2007.

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Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE: DRI) headquartered in Orlando, FL., is the world's largest casual dining company with almost $6.7 billion in annual sales and approximately 170,000 employees. The Company owns and operates more than 1,700 restaurants including Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52. For more information, please visit www.Darden.com.

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CONTACT: Analysts, Matthew Stroud, +1-407-245-6458, or Media, Bob McAdam, +1-407-245- 5366, both of Darden Restaurants, Inc. -0- Nov/12/2007 17:25 GMT

Last Updated: November 12, 2007 12:25 EST