On the point a few folks have made that traditional publishing doesn't free you completely of
publicity and marketing concerns, I completely agree and indeed say that in # 5 («Yes, I still spend time getting the word out.»)
These risks
and uncertainties include food safety
and food - borne illness
concerns; litigation; unfavorable
publicity; federal, state
and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor
and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health
concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze
and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising
and marketing costs; a failure to develop
and recruit effective leaders; the price
and availability of key food products
and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food
and other products; volatility in the
market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment
and interest rates; disruptions in the financial
markets; risk of doing business with franchisees
and vendors in foreign
markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards;
and other factors
and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
In latest historical past, the Turkish authorities has struck a dismissive
concerning cryptocurrencies, describing reminiscent of akin to a Ponzi scheme
and warning potential traders in opposition to searching for
publicity to the digital forex
markets.