Darden Restaurants: Number of Employees 2010-2025 | DRI

Interactive chart of Darden Restaurants (DRI) annual worldwide employee count from 2010 to 2025.
  • Darden Restaurants total number of employees in 2024 was 191,105, a 1.99% increase from 2023.
  • Darden Restaurants total number of employees in 2023 was 187,384, a 4.71% increase from 2022.
  • Darden Restaurants total number of employees in 2022 was 178,956, a 11.85% increase from 2021.
  • Darden Restaurants total number of employees in 2021 was 160,000, a 9.6% decline from 2020.
Darden Restaurants Annual Employee Count
2024 191,105
2023 187,384
2022 178,956
2021 160,000
2020 177,000
2019 185,000
2018 180,000
2017 175,000
2016 150,000
2015 150,000
2014 206,000
2013 206,000
2012 180,000
2011 178,500
2010 174,000
2009 179,000
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Retail/Wholesale Retail - Food & Restaurants $25.457B $11.390B
Darden Restaurants is one of the largest casual dining restaurant operators world wide. The company has operations in the U.S. and Canada with more than 1,700 restaurants. The company reports its business under 4 segments: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Fine Dining and Other Business. Florida-based Olive Garden is the largest full-service Italian restaurant in America. The brand features a menu, which has a variety of Italian food made with fresh ingredients. LongHorn Steakhouse is a full-service steakhouse restaurant, with locations primarily in the eastern United States. Fine Dining, includes The Capital Grille and Eddie V's while the Other Business segment comprises of Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, consumer packaged goods and franchise revenues. The casual dining menu features modern classics and American favorites cooked from scratch.
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