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  1. May 10, 2024 · "Red Lobster and Olive Garden enjoyed same-restaurant sales growth that once again surpassed the casual dining industry average," Joe R. Lee, then Darden Restaurants' CEO and chairman, said in the ...

  2. May 3, 2024 · “Many diners preferred their seafood fried in those days, and Red Lobster’s hush puppies could be considered an early ‘signature item,’” Joe Lee, the first general manager at Red Lobster ...

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  4. 1 day ago · “Many diners preferred their seafood fried in those days, and Red Lobster’s hush puppies could be considered an early ‘signature item,’” Joe Lee, the first general manager at Red Lobster ...

  5. 2 days ago · “Many diners preferred their seafood fried in those days, and Red Lobster’s hush puppies could be considered an early ‘signature item,’” Joe Lee, the first general manager at Red Lobster ...

  6. Red Lobster, which expanded first in the South, began with a fried seafood menu. Lee said that was one reason then-owner General Mills delayed bringing it into New England and California where ...

  7. Joe R. Lee is former chairman and CEO of Darden Restaurants, Inc. He was named to the company's top spot on May 29, 1995, when Darden Restaurants split from General Mills Restaurants, Inc. Prior to that, Lee was president and CEO of General Mills Restaurants. Lee began his career with the company in 1967 as a member of Red Lobster's founding ...

  8. www.nndb.com › people › 504Joe R. Lee - NNDB

    Joe R. Lee. Ignoring for the moment any culinary criticisms, Joe R. Lee is the epitome of the American success story. He was raised on a Georgia farm, worked at restaurants to earn his college tuition, and in 1968 he was hired as a minimum wage worker at a new restaurant called Red Lobster in Lakeland, Florida, owned by William Darden. The two ...

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