# Who does Darden Restaurants pay? Who are its key suppliers?
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**Citable summary**: Darden Restaurants's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include The Coca-Cola Company plus 1 undisclosed/aggregate relationship. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 3 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-24).

### Chuy’s Holdings (high)
- metric: Contract value $649M · FY2025 · Total consideration for the acquisition of 100% of Chuy’s Holdings
- note: Darden acquired 100% of Chuy’s Holdings in October 2024 for final total consideration of $649.1 million. The deal added 103 company-operated restaurants and a Mexican and Tex-Mex concept to the portfolio.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-07-24) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094426000025/dri-20260531.htm: "acquired 100 percent of the equity interest"
- [mentions] Axios (EN, news, published 2024-07-18) https://www.axios.com/2024/07/18/olive-garden-darden-chuys: "agreed to buy Tex-Mex chain Chuy's for $605 million in cash"

### Coca-Cola (high)  → /coca-cola.md
- note: Darden's 2014 Red Lobster sale agreement filed with the SEC directly identifies a beverage marketing agreement between Darden and Coca-Cola Foodservice. The filing confirms the relationship at that time, but current contract continuity and purchasing spend have not been publicly reconfirmed.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2014-05-16) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094414000034/redlobsterassetandstockpur.htm: "cause any Contract with Coca-Cola Foodservice or its Affiliates to be replaced with a Replacement Contract"

### QSR Automations (high)
- note: Darden officially announced that it used QSR Automations' seating and wait-list software as well as its kitchen automation hardware and software. QSR Automations separately announced a 2015 nationwide DineTime rollout across more than 1,300 Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse locations, but current contract continuity and fees are not public.
- [confirms] QSR Automations (EN, ir, published 2015-08-11) https://qsrautomations.com/blog/press-release/darden-restaurants-joins-qsr-automations-dinetime-network-longhorn-steakhouse-olive-garden-use-dinetime-enhance-guest-experience-provide-mobile-wait-listing/: "partnered with Darden Restaurants for a nationwide rollout of its DineTime guest management platform to more than 1,300 LongHorn Steakhouse and Olive Garden locations"
- [confirms] Darden Restaurants (EN, ir, published 2010-12-21) https://investor.darden.com/news/news-details/2010/Darden-Using-New-Seating-and-Wait-List-Management-Software-to-Enhance-Guest-and-Team-Member-Experience-2010-12-21/default.aspx: "QSR Automations ... is providing the "ConnectSmart Hostess" software solution to Darden. Darden is a long-time user of QSR's advanced kitchen automation software and hardware solutions."

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