Bill Darden, the founder of Red Lobster, was 19-years old when he opened his first
restaurant in Waycross, Georgia. It was a 25-foot-by-30-foot luncheonette he named
"The Green Frog." It featured "Service With a Hop." Right from the start, Bill focused on
service as the key to his success.
       
Bill Darden
1918 - 1994
Founder of Darden Restaurants
and Red Lobster
Darden Restaurants was the "Feature of the Day" at the New York Stock Exchange May 30, 1995, the first day of official trading of Darden Restaurants stock (NYSE: DRI)  
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