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Clarence Otis

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Name: Clarence Otis

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Darden Restaurants Inc

More menu tweaking at Olive Garden and Red Lobster

Darden Restaurants Inc.'s recent special offers may have spurred sales at Olive Garden and Red Lobster, but that came at a cost.As a result, the nation's largest casual-dining com-pany is focusing less on discounts and instead offering a lighter menu ... [Published TwinCities.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Olive Garden, Clarence Otis, Discount, Darden Restaurants Inc

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc

Restaurant industry heavyweights talk growth for 2013

Comments 0What is in this article?:Restaurant industry heavyweights talk growth for 2013Darden Restaurants, Yum! Brands, Dunkin’ Brands, Buffalo Wild Wings and Chipotle Mexican Grill reveal growth plans at the Robert W. Baird & Co. 2013 Growth Stock ... [Published Nations Restaurant News - May 10 2013]

Entities: Specialty Restaurant Group, Clarence Otis, Dunkin' Brands Group Inc, Darden Restaurants Inc

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Stanford Law School

Darden Restaurants serves up the American dream

Lisa Hoggs at the LongHorn Steakhouse she oversees in Cumberland, Ga.(Fortune) 100 Best Companies to Work For Rank: 65Headquarters: Orlando No. of Employees: 180,000 Facts: 42% of the workforce are minorities; women make up 39% of managerial ranks.Legend ... [Published CNN Money - May 07 2013]

Entities: Darden Restaurants Inc, LongHorn Steakhouse, Clarence Otis, Stanford Law School, Olive Garden

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Simon Greer: Is the American Dream Out to Lunch?

As an investor in Darden, the restaurant behemoth that operates national chains such as Olive Garden and Red Lobster, you'd think the Nathan Cummings Foundation would celebrate that a company we partly own was once again featured in the "Great Place to ... [Published Huffington Post - May 06 2013]

Entities: Simon Greer, Clarence Otis, Health Insurance, Workers, Nathan Cummings Foundation

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

In praise of short-termism

The environmental movement generally lacks an appreciation for the imperatives of business.FORTUNE -- Peter Seligmann, the chairman and CEO of Conservation International, has a solution for our environmental ills: He wishes companies didn't have to report ... [Published Fortune - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Peter Seligmann, Environment, Jochen Zeitz, William Safire, Clarence Otis

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

8 Lessons from the WFF's Annual Leadership Development Conference

Jamba Juice's James White (left) joins WFF president and CEO Fritzi Woods, Daymon Worldwide CEO Carla Cooper, and Darden Restaurants CEO Clarence Otis at the 2013 conference.Bookmark/Share this post with:Read More AboutMarketing, Operations, Executive ... [Published QSR Online - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Leadership, James White, Mike Mullane, Valorie Burton, Customer Experience

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Considering Part-time Hires Under Obamacare?

Starting in 2014, some small companies will have to provide health insurance for their employees, or face some stiff consequences under the new health reform law, commonly known as “Obamacare.” Specifically, any company with 50 or more full-time workers ... [Published Entrepreneur.com - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Obamacare, Brian Miller, Workers, Health Benefits

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Darden CEO's advice: Work hard, be sociable

When plotting a career path, don't worry too much about titles and don't be afraid to talk about your children at work, Darden Restaurants Chief Executive Officer Clarence Otis told female professionals Monday at an industry gathering.Otis appeared with ... [Published Orlando Sentinel - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Clarence Otis, Joe Lee, James White, Jamba Juice Co

First reported Mar 22 2013 - Updated Mar 22 2013 - 1 reports

Darden Restaurants Management Discusses Q3 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Darden Restaurants ( DRI ) Q3 2013 Earnings Call March 22, 2013 8:30 am ET Executives Matthew Stroud - Vice President of Investor Relations C. Bradford Richmond - Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President ... [Published Transcripts from Seeking Alpha - Mar 22 2013]

Entities: Darden Restaurants Inc, INC Research, I. Lee, Andrew Bernstein, Specialty Restaurant Group

First reported Feb 26 2013 - Updated Feb 26 2013 - 1 reports

Darden Restaurants, Inc. - Analyst/Investor Day

Darden Restaurants, Inc. ( DRI ) February 25, 2013 2:00 pm ET Executives Matthew Stroud - Vice President of Investor Relations Clarence Otis - Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Executive Committee Andrew H. Madsen - ... [Published Transcripts from Seeking Alpha - Feb 26 2013]

Entities: Darden Restaurants Inc, INC Research, Andrew Bernstein, Clarence Otis

First reported Feb 22 2013 - Updated Feb 23 2013 - 2 reports

about consumer spending" title="Restaurant chain worried about consumer spending">

Darden Restaurants Inc., struggling to draw more customers into its Olive Garden and Red Lobster locations, predicted a fiscal third-quarter profit Friday that was below Wall Street's expectations and cut its outlook for the year.The Orlando, Fla.-based ... [Published Tulsa World - Feb 23 2013]

Entities: Consumer Spending, Clarence Otis, Olive Garden

First reported Dec 04 2012 - Updated Dec 05 2012 - 3 reports

How not to succeed in business: Promise to dodge Obamacare mandates

Darden Restaurants, the company that owns Olive Garden and Red Lobster, revised earning projection downwards today. The culprit, at least in part: Negative media attention that the company received after promising to test limiting workers' hours as a ... [Published Ezra Klein - Dec 04 2012]

Entities: Obamacare, Health Insurance, Affordable Care Act

Quotes

They are "looking for us to redefine the experience in ways that drive up quality" said Clarence Otis, chief executive. And they "may actually be willing to pay a little bit more if we can do that effectively."

More menu tweaking at Olive Garden and Red Lobster [Published TwinCities.com - May 15 2013]

"we want our employees to recognize that everyone who walks in our doors can go all the way to the top" says Clarence Otis, Darden's CEO, who grew up in L A 's Watts neighborhood...

Darden Restaurants serves up the American dream [Published CNN Money - May 07 2013]

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More menu tweaking at Olive Garden and Red Lobster [Published TwinCities.com - May 15 2013]
Restaurant industry heavyweights talk growth fo... [Published Nations Restaurant News - May 10 2013]
Darden Restaurants serves up the American dream [Published CNN Money - May 07 2013]
Simon Greer: Is the American Dream Out to Lunch? [Published Huffington Post - May 06 2013]
In praise of short-termism [Published Fortune - Apr 30 2013]
What environmentalists don't understand [Published Fortune - Apr 30 2013]
Diary of Brainstorm Green: Hollywood stars, mon... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 30 2013]
Why a Part-Time Workforce Is the New Normal [Published The Fiscal Times - Apr 25 2013]
8 Lessons from the WFF's Annual Leadership Deve... [Published QSR Online - Apr 19 2013]
Considering Part-time Hires Under Obamacare? [Published Entrepreneur.com - Apr 18 2013]
Darden CEO's advice: Work hard, be sociable [Published Orlando Sentinel - Apr 15 2013]
Darden Restaurants Management Discusses Q3 2013... [Published Transcripts from Seeking Alpha - Mar 22 2013]
Darden Restaurants To Host Its FY13 Third Quart... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Mar 22 2013]
Darden Restaurants To Host Its FY13 Third Quart... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Mar 15 2013]
Guest Post: 16 Signs That The Middle Class Is R... [Published Zero Hedge - Mar 02 2013]
Darden Restaurants, Inc. - Analyst/Investor Day [Published Transcripts from Seeking Alpha - Feb 26 2013]
about consumer spending" title="Restaurant chai... [Published Tulsa World - Feb 23 2013]
Can Darden Restaurants Convince Penny Pinchers ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Feb 22 2013]
Darden Announces It Will Not Change Status of F... [Published JD Journal.com - Dec 20 2012]
Darden Restaurants Management Discusses Q2 2013... [Published Transcripts from Seeking Alpha - Dec 20 2012]
Darden Restaurants to Host Its FY13 Second Quar... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Dec 20 2012]
Darden Restaurants to Host Its FY13 Second Quar... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Dec 13 2012]
Red Lobster's Obamacare fail: Why ditching heal... [Published Ezra Klein - Dec 06 2012]
Olive Garden Suffering From Bad PR After Anti-O... [Published Think Progress - Dec 05 2012]
Stocks fall on 'fiscal cliff' talks [Published San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 04 2012]
How not to succeed in business: Promise to dodg... [Published Ezra Klein - Dec 04 2012]
Darden CEO Blames Obamacare, The Media And Bad ... [Published Clusterstock - Dec 04 2012]
Did Darden Restaurants Shoot Itself in the Foot? [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Dec 04 2012]
RM2b lobster farm deal sealed [Published Sabah Daily Express - Nov 06 2012]
Red Lobster is overhauling its menu [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 01 2012]

Blogs

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Guest Post: 16 Signs That The Middle Class Is R... [Published Zero Hedge - Mar 02 2013] Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog , Is "discretionary income" rapidly becoming a thing of the past for most American families? Right now, there are a lot of signs that we are on the verge of a nightmarish consumer spending ...
Can Darden Restaurants Convince Penny Pinchers ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Feb 22 2013] In providing an updated and lowered guidance for for its upcoming quarterly results on Friday, Darden Restaurants ( NYSE:DRI ) also offered a warning that applies to the entire restaurant sector. The picture being painted of the restaurant industry’s ...
Red Lobster's Obamacare fail: Why ditching heal... [Published Ezra Klein - Dec 06 2012] In the world of health policy, Darden Restaurants may become a cautionary tale. The company, which owns Olive Garden and Red Lobster, recently announced plans to test limiting workers' hours, in order to dodge the health-law's mandate that employers ...
Olive Garden Suffering From Bad PR After Anti-O... [Published Think Progress - Dec 05 2012] Darden Restaurants, Inc. — owner of Red Lobster and Olive Garden — is battling back negative press attention in light of its October announcement that the company will use Obamacare as a reason to shift to part-time employees. Darden yesterday released ...
How not to succeed in business: Promise to dodg... [Published Ezra Klein - Dec 04 2012] Darden Restaurants, the company that owns Olive Garden and Red Lobster, revised earning projection downwards today. The culprit, at least in part: Negative media attention that the company received after promising to test limiting workers' hours as a ...

Press Releases

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Darden Restaurants To Host Its FY13 Third Quart... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Mar 22 2013]
Darden Restaurants To Host Its FY13 Third Quart... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Mar 15 2013]
Darden Restaurants to Host Its FY13 Second Quar... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Dec 20 2012]
Darden Restaurants to Host Its FY13 Second Quar... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Dec 13 2012]