Darden to Cut Olive Garden Sodium in Michelle Obama Campaign

Darden Restaurants Inc., operator of the Olive Garden and Red Lobster dining chains, agreed to work with first lady Michelle Obama’s Partnership for a Healthier America to cut calories and salt in its meals.

Darden will reduce calories and sodium by 10 percent in the next five years at its six different restaurant chains, Rich Jeffers, a company spokesman, said today in an interview. The Orlando, Florida-based company also made a 10-year commitment to decrease calories and salt by 20 percent.