Darden Restaurants CEO Rings NYSE Opening Bell

Published May 30, 2025

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The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Darden Restaurants, Inc. on May 30 to the podium. To honor the occasion, Rick Cardenas, President & Chief Executive Officer, joined by Lynn Martin, President, NYSE Group, rings the Opening Bell.

Darden Restaurants plans to release its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter financial results before the market opens on June 20, 2025, with a conference call to follow at 8:30 am ET. Cardenas and other senior management will discuss fourth quarter results and conduct a question and answer session.

This spring, Darden Restaurants and Uber Technologies, Inc. announced that Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen is the next Darden brand to pilot on-demand delivery.

Cheddar’s is currently conducting the pilot in 10 restaurants, enabling guests to order delivery directly through the Cheddar’s website and app, while Uber Direct will handle deliveries through Uber’s national delivery network. Following the completion of a successful pilot, Cheddar’s plans to deploy it more broadly across their system.

“We have developed a strong partnership with the Uber Direct team,” said Chris Chang, Chief Information Officer at Darden. “We learned a lot from the initial pilot at Olive Garden, and that, combined with the success of the full rollout, gave us confidence to quickly move to piloting delivery at Cheddar’s.”

“The needs of restaurants are evolving more quickly than ever, and we’re focused on providing world-class solutions to meet those needs,” said Sarfraz Maredia, Vice President of Delivery, Head of Americas at Uber Eats. “We’ve heard excellent feedback from Olive Garden operators on the benefits and ease of integrating Uber Direct into their operations, and are confident our teams can deliver the same benefits for Cheddar’s operators, their team members, and guests.”

Darden is a restaurant company featuring a portfolio of differentiated brands that include Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, The Capital Grille, Chuy’s, Seasons 52, Eddie V’s, and Bahama Breeze. For more information, visit www.darden.com.

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