Bob Evans Farms Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
PO Box 07863, Columbus, OH 43207-0863, United States
(800)272-7675, (614)491-2225, (614)492-4949 fax, http://www.bobevans.com

Primary SIC: Eating Places, Primary NAICS: Full-Service Restaurants
Description: Bob Evans Farms, Inc., was founded by Bob Evans in 1948, when he began producing sausage on his Ohio farm to serve at a small diner he owned. The company was originally incorporated in Ohio in 1957, began being publicly traded on the NASDAQ in 1963 and was reincorporated in Delaware in 1985. Bob Evans Farms is a full-service restaurant company that operates two restaurant concepts: Bob Evans Restaurants and Mimi's Cafes, as well as a leading producer and distributor of pork sausage and other homestyle convenience foods. These two complementary sectors, restaurant operations and food production, form the core of Bob Evans Farms' business. As of April 2008, the company owned and operated 571 Bob Evans Restaurants and 132 Mimi's Cafes; the company does not franchise its restaurants. With executive offices in Columbus, Ohio, Bob Evans farms operates production and distribution facilities in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Texas. Its Bob Evans Restaurants are located in 18 states east of the Mississippi, while its Mimi's Cafes are found in 22 primarily western states. Bob Evans Farms expanded its business in 1987 by acquiring sausage maker Owens Foods, Inc., and in 2004 acquired SWH Corporation (Mimi's Cafes). The Bob Evans name is the company's signature brand for its food products. More

Retail: Restaurant chain. Gift shops. Manufacturing: Sausage, ham and related food products.