|
DICK RIVERA, Vice Chairman
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|
Number
of
Restaurants |
667
|
| Total
Sales |
$2.34 Billion
|
Average
Restaurant Sales |
$3.5
Million
|
Market
Share of
Casual Dining Seafood |
49%
|
FY02
Same-Restaurant
Sales Growth |
6.2%
|
|
|
Red
Lobster
Founded
in 1968, Red Lobster is America’s most
successful casual dining seafood restaurant company.
It has led this segment of the industry since its
inception by continually evolving with the casual
dining consumer, and now boasts record profits and
18 consecutive quarters of positive same-restaurant
sales results. |
|
|
|
Number
of
Restaurants |
29
|
| Total
Sales |
$125.5 Million
|
|
|
Bahama
Breeze
After
six years of operation, Bahama Breeze has
built an exciting brand based on its promise of
a memorable Island vacation experience, with delicious
Caribbean cuisine, hand-crafted drinks, live music
and a relaxed atmosphere. |
|
|
|
BRAD BLUM, Vice Chairman
|
|
Number
of
Restaurants |
496
|
| Total
Sales |
$1.86 Billion
|
Average
Restaurant Sales |
$3.9
Million
|
Market
Share of
Casual Dining Seafood |
30%
|
FY02
Same-Restaurant
Sales Growth |
6.3%
|
|
|
Olive
Garden
Olive
Garden is a family of local
restaurants that is the leader in
the highly competitive Italian
segment of casual dining. As a
result of its successful repositioning
to remain relevant to today’s
consumer, the 20-year-old company
has posted record profits
and 31 quarters of consecutive
same-restaurant sales growth. |
|
|
|
Number
of
Restaurants |
19
|
| Total
Sales |
$42.4 Million
|
|
|
Smokey
Bones
Darden’s
newest concept, Smokey Bones BBQ Sports Bar,
was introduced in September 1999 and began a national
expansion in fiscal 2002. The restaurant mixes great-tasting
barbecue with mountain lodge comfort and exciting
sports action. |
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