Darden Restaurants

Industries Food Beverage and Tobacco
Subsidiaries Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, The Capital Grille, The Capital Burger, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Ruth's Hospitality Group, Yard House, Seasons 52

Darden Restaurants is High Risk. The company yields to political activism in shaping corporate governance, potentially alienating consumers, dividing employees, and harming shareholders. The company implements race and identity-based policies that replace merit, excellence, and integrity with preferential treatment and outcomes. Darden Restaurants embraces corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach fails to safeguard free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.

Risk Rating: High

Rating Criteria

Corporate Weaponization Risk Levels
Criteria Risk Level
Cancellations Medium Risk
Discriminatory Philanthropy High Risk
Employment Protection High Risk

Corporate Weaponization

Corporate Governance and Public Policy Risk Levels
Criteria Risk Level
Advocacy Bias High Risk
Funding High Risk
Political Actions High Risk

Corporate Governance and Public Policy