"International's something that has really been off the tablefor us for quite a while," Darden CEO Clarence Otis said during ananalyst conference Wednesday in New York City. "We think the timehas come."
Otis added that Mexico and the Persian Gulf would be the mostlikely markets in a joint-venture approach, but discussions areearly enough that there wouldn't be any openings next year.Meanwhile, Darden plans to build between 58 and 74 restaurants nextyear, mostly Olive Gardens and LongHorn Steakhouses.
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