Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI)
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A publicly held casual dining restaurant company that operates Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Bahamas Breeze, and Seasons restaurants. The company owns and operates all of the restaurants in the United States and Canada.
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Decent fundamentals, very good valuation and dividend. The stock is priced at a level ($49) that has provided support 4 times this year already.
I'm not a chain casual dining fan, but I'm always impressed whenever I go to an Olive Garden. The restaurants always look like they have just been remodeled. Because they don't franchise (in the U.S. and Canada at least), it is easier make upgrades and improvements to the stores and menus. Last time I was there we were given free samples of a sweet white wine as an apertif. That hasn't happened since our honeymoon in Spain!