Red Lobster Chain Put Up for Sale
A drag on company's earnings
Darden Restaurants has put its ailing Red Lobster chain up for sale, in an attempt to defuse an activist shareholder campaign and to rid itself of a worsening drag on its earnings.
The company, whose other brands include US mid-market staple Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, also promised to expand a cost-savings drive and to change the way it pays executives.
The moves, which were the result of a board review conducted with the help of Goldman Sachs, demonstrate the increasingly swift impact that activist investors can have on a company's strategy.
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