Darden Restaurants Agrees To Acquire Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen For $780 Million; Adds A Casual Dining Value Leader To Darden’s Portfolio Of Differentiated Brands
ORLANDO, Fla., March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen (Cheddar’s) for $780 million in an all-cash transaction from its stockholders including private equity firms L Catterton and Oak Investment Partners. Cheddar’s will add to Darden’s portfolio of differentiated brands which currently […]