Management reported: a spending shift from durable household goods to leisure services, benefitting the restaurant industry; the high-end consumer is doing well & while <$50k consumers have been a little soft over the last 6 months, Darden’s mix from this demo is still above pre-covid levels; and as the <$50,000 demo includes singles & retirees living in multigenerational households, lower-income consumers are in better shape than they appear.
