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Market Cap:$799.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7B
  • Public
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Bob Evans Farms, Inc. is a growing family of regional brands. The $1.7 billion company owns and operates 709 full-service restaurants and a complete line of retail food products under the Bob Evans and Owens names. The Bob Evans Restaurants are located in 18 states with a heavy concentration in the Midwest. Mimi's Cafes are in 23 states with nearly one-half of the units located in California. For more than 50 years, we've built our success on the basics: high-quality food and excellent hospitality. This foundation along with our product development and consumer research, is at the heart of our continued growth and solid financial performance.

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Steven A. Davis
Number of Employees 46,495
Contact Information

3776 S High St

Columbus, Ohio 43207-4012

bobevans.com

(614) 491-2225

NAICS Code Full-Service Restaurants: 722110

Recent Events

  • Bob Evans ups dividend, OKs stock buyback

    11/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • 12 Recent Dividend Increases

    11/24/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Bob Evans Announces Second-Quarter Results

    11/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Contingent wins contract with Bob Evans

    10/22/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • PETA takes aim at Bob Evans

    10/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Bob Evans long-time CFO to retireCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Sept. 18, 2009)

    9/19/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Bob Evans Farms promotes Tod Spornhauer to CFO

    9/19/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story

  • Bob Evans Farms' CFO Don Radkoski To Retire; Tod Spornhaue Named Successor - Update

    9/18/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CFO - View Story

  • Bob Evans to launch prototype store in Xenia

    8/15/09 - Planned Site Openings - View Story

  • U.S Stock Futures Point To Slightly Higher Open; Await FED Decision

    8/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Ohio State president to join Bob Evans Farm board

    6/11/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Other - View Story

  • Bob Evans’ bid to boost traffic begins with appetizing starters

    6/15/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

bob evans farms inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Harvey Brownlee President, Chief Restaurant Operations Officer, Restaurant Division
Randall L. Hicks President, Chief Concept Officer, Restaurants
Tim Pulido President, Chief Concept Officer, Mimi's Cafe
Donald J. Radkoski CFO, Treasurer & Secretary
Larry R. Beckwith CIO
Mike Townsley Executive Vice President, Food Products Division
Earl R. Beery Senior Vice President, Food Products Operations
Jack J. Mills Senior Vice President, Sales
Joe R. Eulberg Senior Vice President, HR
John F. Curry Senior Vice President, Dev
L. Merl Beery Senior Vice President, Restaurant Purchasing, Technology Services
R. Earl Beery Senior Vice President, Food Prods Production
David Poplar Vice President, IR & Corp Comm
Mary L. Garceau Vice President
R. Lindsay Borden Vice President, Benefits & Risk Management
Stephen A. Warehime Senior Vice President & Director, Real Estate
Chelsea Hamilton Manager, Field Marketing Comm & PR
Stephanie Busack Manager, Digital Marketing
Tod P. Spornhaver Controller
Dick Lindner
Michael J. Gasser Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Steven A. Davis Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Bryan Stockton Board Director
E. W. (Bill) Ingram III Board of Directors
E.W. Ingram Board of Directors
Eileen A. Mallesch Board of Directors
G. Robert Lucas Board Director
Larry C. Corbin Board Director
Paul S. Williams Board of Directors
Stewart K. Owens Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Current
Walgreen Co. Board of Directors Current

Harvey Brownlee is president and chief restaurant operations officer for Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a publicly held food service and restaurant company based in Columbus, Ohio. His primary responsibilities include building sales and focusing on standardizing operations across both Bob Evans and Mimi’s Café restaurants, as well as working with the supply chain management team to identify cost-savings. Before joining the company, Brownlee worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken, where he served as chief operating officer since 2004. In this role, he was responsible for shaping operations strategy in company and franchise restaurants generating more than $5 billion in annual sales. In 2003 and 2004, he served as general manager, multi-branding/chief operating officer of Yum! Brands, Inc. From 2001 to 2003, Brownlee served as a vice president for Pizza Hut, Inc., after serving the previous 14 years in a variety of operations and management positions at Pizza Hut. Brownlee holds a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Cleveland State University in Cleveland, OH.

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. President, Chief Restaurant Operations Officer, Restaurant Division Current

Randy Hicks is president and chief concept officer for Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a publicly held restaurant and food products company based in Columbus, Ohio. Hicks is responsible for concept evolution, growth strategy, product innovation/pipeline development and brand communication. He also serves as the strategic change leader for the brand. At age 15, Hicks started working during the summer months at the Ohio State Fair in the Bob Evans Food Tent. After eight years in this role, Hicks began working as a service attendant and grill cook in a Bob Evans Restaurant. He then joined the management program in 1982 as a manager-in-training and became a general manager five years later. He was promoted to area director with responsibility for six of the company’s restaurants in 1989. In 1994, he received a promotion to vice president, regional director of operations with responsibility for approximately 100 of the company’s restaurants. He was promoted to senior vice president of operations in mid January 2003 and to executive vice president of operations in July 2004, where he was responsible for the operation of the company’s nearly 600 Bob Evans Restaurants. Hicks graduated from Canal Winchester High School in 1978 and the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, in 1982. Originally from Canal Winchester, Ohio, he currently resides in Dublin, Ohio.

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. President, Chief Concept Officer, Restaurants Current
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Executive Vice President, Restaurants Former
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Area Director Former
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Management Trainee Former

Tim Pulido is president and chief concept officer of Mimi’s Café, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Bob Evans Farms is a publicly held restaurant and food products company based in Columbus, Ohio. Pulido came to Mimi’s Café in 2007 as president from Shakey’s USA , a California-based pizza chain, where he served as chief executive officer since 2006. Prior to that, he was president and chief operating officer at Pick Up Stix, from 2003 to 2005, a quick-casual Asian concept with 100 restaurants. From 2000 to 2003, he served as global new concept development officer at McDonald’s Corporation. He also served for 19 years at PepsiCo in the PepsiCo Restaurants International Division, as chief marketing officer at Pizza Hut USA and in sales and marketing management roles at Frito Lay International.

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. President, Chief Concept Officer, Mimi's Cafe Current

Don Radkoski is the chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary for Bob Evans Farms, Inc. He joined Bob Evans Farms in February 1980 and has held many management positions during his career including restaurant accounting supervisor, general accounting supervisor, assistant treasurer, and vice president of finance. He became an officer in 1988. He was named senior vice president, chief financial officer and corporate treasurer in May 1993. Radkoski graduated from Bishop Hartley High School in Columbus, Ohio, and The Ohio State University, where he received a bachelor's degree in business administration. He received his MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati. Radkoski and his family currently reside in Gahanna, Ohio.

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. CFO, Treasurer & Secretary Current
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Secretary Current
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Vice President of Finance Former
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Restaurant Accounting Supervisor Former
The Ohio State University Bachelors Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. CIO Current
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Vice President, Info Services Former

Mike Townsley is president of Bob Evans Farms food products division. Bob Evans Farms, Inc. is a publicly held restaurants and food products company, with sales of approximately $1.5 billion based in Columbus, Ohio. Mike Townsley joined Bob Evans Farms Inc. as president and chief operating officer of Owens Foods, then Owens Country Sausage in 2003. Prior to joining Bob Evans Farms Inc., Mike was senior vice president of sales and marketing, for Premium Standard Farms in Kansas City. Premium Standard Farms is the largest fully integrated pork company in the country, with annual sales of $700 million. His prior experience includes three years at Smithfield Packing Company of Smithfield, Va., and 11 years with IBP Inc. of Dakota City, Neb. Mike Townsley graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from The Ohio State University and was recognized in 2007 by Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Mike currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Meat Institute. Mike formerly served on the Board of Directors of the National Pork Producers Council, as well as the Colorado Beef Board.

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Executive Vice President, Food Products Division Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Senior Vice President, Food Products Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Senior Vice President, HR Current

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Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Senior Vice President, Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Senior Vice President, Restaurant Purchasing, Technology Services Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Senior Vice President, Food Prods Production Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Vice President, IR & Corp Comm Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Vice President Current
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease Partner Former
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. General Counsel Former
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease Associate Former

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Vice President, Benefits & Risk Management Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Senior Vice President & Director, Real Estate Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Manager, Field Marketing Comm & PR Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Manager, Digital Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Controller Current

Dick Lindner lends his experience to Jump!Zone as head of our commercial leasing department. Dick retired from Bob Evans Farms, Inc. as Vice President of Technical Services. His time at Bob Evans Farms saw tremendous growth in the number of new restaurant openings that today stands at 589 restaurants. His knowledge of the nation's commercial real estate and network of relationships he acquired at Bob Evans Farms has proven crucial to Jump!Zone's rapid growth by securing properties quickly and with favorable lease terms that only someone with qualifications of Dick Lindner could bring.

Organization Position Status
Jump Zone Party, LLC Vice President of Commercial Leasing Current
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Current

Bryan G. Stockton is president of International for Mattel, Inc., responsible for the in-house execution of global marketing initiatives on an international level. Stockton joined Mattel in November 2000 as executive vice president of business planning and development, and, until February 2003, was responsible for identifying and developing strategic opportunities for the company, as well as managing all merger and acquisition activity. From February 2003 until November 2007, Stockton served as executive vice president of International. Previously, Stockton served as president and chief executive officer of Basic Vegetable Products (BVP), a privately owned company that is the largest manufacturer of vegetable ingredients in the world. In that role, he repositioned the company into a global business by accelerating volume growth and lowering manufacturing and distribution costs. Prior to joining BVP, Stockton held a variety of positions during his 22-year tenure with Kraft Foods, Inc., the largest U.S.-based packaged food company in the world. Most recently, he served as president of Kraft's North American FoodService, one of the company's largest divisions, where he oversaw all aspects of the business and operations, including strategy development, marketing, raw material sourcing and sales. Previous positions have included vice president of strategic initiatives, new product development, international marketing services and government relations for Kraft's Oscar Mayer Food Division; vice president and general manager of Oscar Mayer Foods; and vice president of marketing for Kraft's Retail Cheese Division. He also served as vice president of strategy for Kraft Foods, where he developed the first strategic plan integrating Kraft, General Foods and Oscar Mayer. Stockton received a Bachelor of Science with honors in business from Indiana University in 1975 and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Indiana University Graduate School of Business in 1976. He served as Chairman of World Trade Week Southern California for 2003. He currently serves on the Board of the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA. Mattel, Inc. is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys with approximately $5 billion in annual sales. The company's rich portfolio of brands are known to generations of children around the world, and include Barbie®, Fisher-Price®, Hot Wheels® and American Girl®. With headquarters in El Segundo, California, Mattel has offices and facilities in 42 countries and sells its products in more than 150 nations throughout the world.

Organization Position Status
Mattel, Inc. Executive Vice President, International Current
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Board Director Current
Otis College of Art & Design Member, Board of Trustees Current
Toy Industry Association, Inc Secretary Current
Mattel, Inc. Member, TIA Executive Committee Current
Kraft Foods Inc. President Former
Kraft Foods Inc. Vice President of Strategy Former
Kraft Foods Inc. Leadership Positions Former
Kelley School of Business Bloomington Masters of Business Administration Degree Former
Indiana University Bachelor of Science Former

Organization Position Status
White Castle System, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Columbus Foundation Board of Directors Current
White Castle System, Inc. President Former
White Castle System, Inc. Vice President Former
White Castle System, Inc. Assistant Treasurer Former
Franklin University Board Director Former

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Jeffrey Corporation Board Member Current
Bravo Development Co Board Member Current
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Board Director Current
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Llp Legal Positions Former
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease Legal Positions Former
The Ohio State University College of Law Graduate Former
Harvard College Graduate Former

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Board Director Current
Bob Evans executive vice president Former
National Restaurant Association Board Member Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Greif Inc. President Current
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Director Current
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Audit Committee Chairman Former
Ohio Northern University Graduate Former
Ohio Northern University bachelor of arts degree Former

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. President & COO Former

Executive News

  • Greif posts steep decline in 3Q profit

    CNBC - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Greif taps new board member

    Business First of Columbus - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • CenturyLink Announces Voluntary Resignation of Director Steve Davis

    Yahoo! Canada - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans Celebrates "National Biscuit Month" and "National Biscuit and Gravy Week"

    Reuters - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans Celebrates "National Biscuit Month" and "National

    Market Wire via MSN Money - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans to launch prototype store in Xenia

    TMC Net - 8/15/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans to launch prototype store in Xenia

    TradingMarkets - 8/15/09 - View Story

  • Sales decline, profit rises at Bob Evans in first quarter

    TradingMarkets - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Steve Davis

    Columbus Business First - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans posts 1Q profit gain

    Columbus Business First - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans says 1Q profit rises on cost-cutting

    CNBC - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans posts 1Q profit gain

    Biz Journals - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans Q1 Profit Rises 17%

    RTTNews.com - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans Announces First-Quarter Results

    Yahoo! Canada - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans Announces First-Quarter Results

    Reuters - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans Announces First-Quarter Results

    Stockwatch - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans restaurant redesign set for debut

    Columbus Business First - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Update: Bob Evans Builds a Whole New Home of Homestyle in Xenia

    Reuters - 8/10/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans Builds a Whole New Home of Homestyle in Xenia

    Reuters - 8/10/09 - View Story

  • Bob Evans Builds a Whole New Home of Homestyle in Xenia

    Market Wire via MSN Money - 8/10/09 - View Story

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     BOBE $26.10 -0.06 (-0.23% )
Average Volume 208,050
Shares Outstanding 30.99M
Market Cap 808.9M
Year High 32.84
Year Low 13.69
Earnings Per Share 0.03
P/E Ratio 870.00
Dividend 0.64
Yield 2.45
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