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Founded in 1968 and based in Orlando, FL, Darden Restaurants is one of the largest casual dining restaurant operators worldwide. The company has operations in the United States and Canada with more than 1,700 restaurants. Beginning fourth-quarter fiscal 2015, the company began reporting its business under four segments: Olive Garden (51.6% of total revenues in fiscal first-quarter 2021), LongHorn Steakhouse (24.7%), Fine Dining (5.4%) and Other Business (18.3%).
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