 Darden Restaurants, Inc. NYSE:DRI Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call September 22, 2022 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Kevin Kalicak - IR Rick Cardenas - President CEO Raj Vennam - SVP, CFO Treasurer Conference Call Participants Brian Mullan - Deutsche Bank Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays John Glass - Morgan Stanley Jared Garber - Goldman Sachs Chris OCull - Stifel Dennis Geiger - UBS David Tarantino - Baird Peter Saleh - BTIG Brian Bittner - Oppenheimer Andrew Charles - Cowen Lauren Silberman - Credit Suisse Jeff Farmer - Gordon Haskett Jon Tower - Citi Eric Gonzalez - KeyBanc Andrew Strelzik - BMO David Palmer - Evercore ISI Sara Senatore - Bank of America Danilo Gargiulo - Bernstein Brian Vaccaro - Raymond James John Ivankoe - JPMorgan Chris Carril - RBC Capital Markets Nick Setyan - Wedbush Securities Operator Please standby, we are about to begin. Welcome to the Darden Fiscal Year 2023 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. 