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Darden Restaurants
65
Rank: 65
Previous rank: 99
2011 revenue ($ millions): $7,500
What makes it so great?
The parent of Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and six other restaurant chains employs 135,000 part-timers, who are eligible for low-cost health insurance.
Headquarters:
Orlando, FL
Website: www.darden.com
Network with Darden Restaurants
Employees
Employees outside U.S.
3,348
Jobs
Job openings (as of 1/2/13)
3,320
Most common job (salaried):
Restaurant Manager
$55,792
Most common job (hourly):
Server
$25,037
Fully paid sabbaticals
No
Health
100% health-care coverage
No
Onsite fitness center
Yes
Subsidized gym membership
Yes
Diversity
Has nondiscrimination policy
that includes sexual orientation?
Yes
Offers domestic partner benefits
for same-sex couples?
Yes
Professional training
Salaried employees (hrs./yr.):
96
Hourly employees (hrs./yr.):
63
From the Feb. 4, 2013 issue
