I feel bad for this chain, but I have to tell you this good-pub-food expansion is probably over, and that is fantastic for Brinker (EAT) or Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) or Darden (DRI) (Red Lobster/Olive Garden), or Chipotle Mexican Grille (CMG) and Panera (PNRA) for that matter.

But Home Depot (HD), Lowe's (LOW) and Sears (SHLD) have turned, and there's some strength being shown in the companion restaurant group -- Darden (DRI) and Yum! Brands (YUM) -- so maybe we are seeing the beginning of the gasoline rally!

Cramer said we're seeing what he calls a "gasoline rally" in stocks such as Darden (DRI), Coach (COH), Tiffany (TIF), Sears (SHLD), Lowe's (LOW) and Yum! Brands (YUM).

"This is all the same trade that we saw when gasoline broke from $4 down to $2 last year," he said. "It's happening again." Read more here.

That means you can make a lot more money on the oil-user side: retail like Kohls (KSS), J.C. Penney's (JCP) and Macy's (M); restaurants like Brinker (EAT) and Darden (DRI); apparel like Jones (JNY), VF Corp. (VFC) and Nike (NKE); as well as anything that goes into Best Buy (BBY).

increased its quarterly dividend by 25% to $0.25 per share, payable on August 3, 2009 to shareholders as of July 10, 2009.

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With 7.22 billion in fiscal 2009 sales, Darden Restaurants (DRI) is the world's largest casual-dining company. Its eateries include Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52. Tuesday, Orlando-based Darden enriched its quarterly common payout 25%, its fourth consecutive annual increase. Investors of record July 10 will get the new dividend Aug. 3; the ex-date is July 8. Yield: 3.09%. Payouts have been ongoing since 1995, when the 41-year-old company, for a time owned by General Mills, went public. In fiscal 2009, ended May 31, Darden spent $145 million repurchasing 5.1 million of its shares. Since 1995, it has bought back over 152 million shares for $2.92 billion. Darden set a 52-week high of 41.21 on the Big Board April 22. The stock currently trades around 32. Its 52-week low is 13.21.

increased its quarterly dividend by 25% to $0.25 per share, up from $0.20 per share, payable on August 3, 2009 to shareholders as of July 10, 2009.

The consumer cannot stand $3 gasoline, as the whole rally in the Darden (DRI)/Brinker (EAT) cohort was on the backs of the lower price of gasoline.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) "is my favorite restaurant behind Darden Restaurants (DRI) but I say you're being greedy if you don't sell some right here." "Mad Money Lightning Round," 4-28-09

an economic slowdown will affect mid priced restaurants the most. dead money investing with this one.

just lost me 40%