# If Darden Restaurants moves, who benefits? How far does the value-chain ripple reach?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/darden-restaurants · Facet: ripple · Updated: 2026-09-24T11:07:26.125102+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Per the valuechain.wiki graph, Darden Restaurants is directly linked to 2 companies (1 supply, 1 revenue relationships) and reaches 10 companies within two hops; the links are backed by 8 dated sources, 2 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-24).

Darden Restaurants operates across U.S. full-service dining group. It stayed steadily positive in recent years and is +20.6% in 2026. Demand side (avg -7.3%), the stock (+20.6%) and supply side (avg +27.7%) are moving in step. Propagation has completed a lap, so the next leg depends on individual results more than chain direction. Among connected nodes the furthest ahead is The Coca-Cola Company (+27.7%) and the furthest behind is Uber (-7.3%). If chain logic explains the gap, the laggard is the next propagation candidate; if not, the link itself deserves a second look. It directly sources food and packaging at scale, connects delivery through outside partners, and expands its portfolio through acquisitions.

## Demand chain (leading)
- T1 Uber (https://valuechain.wiki/uber.md)
- T2 Yum! Brands (https://valuechain.wiki/yum-brands.md)
- T2 The Kroger Co. (https://valuechain.wiki/kroger.md)
- T3 PepsiCo (https://valuechain.wiki/pepsico.md)

## Supply chain (benefiting)
- T1 The Coca-Cola Company (https://valuechain.wiki/coca-cola.md)
- T2 Adobe Inc. (https://valuechain.wiki/adobe.md)
- T3 Amazon (https://valuechain.wiki/amazon.md)
- T3 Microsoft (https://valuechain.wiki/microsoft.md)
- T2 Monster Beverage Corporation (https://valuechain.wiki/monster-beverage.md)
- T3 Ball Corporation (https://valuechain.wiki/ball.md)
- T2 Ecolab Inc. (https://valuechain.wiki/ecolab.md)
- T3 Dow Inc. (https://valuechain.wiki/dow.md)
- T3 Ford Motor Company (https://valuechain.wiki/ford-motor-company.md)
- T2 Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (https://valuechain.wiki/live-nation-entertainment.md)
- T3 JYP Entertainment (https://valuechain.wiki/jyp-entertainment.md)
- T2 Smurfit Westrock plc (https://valuechain.wiki/smurfit-westrock.md)
- T2 Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (https://valuechain.wiki/coca-cola-europacific-partners.md)
- T3 Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (https://valuechain.wiki/automatic-data-processing.md)
- T3 Dover Corporation (https://valuechain.wiki/dover.md)

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