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PRESS RELEASE Gallia County Business Leader Purchases Bob Evans Farms Transportation Facility Proceeds Support Bob Evans Farms Foundation and University of Rio Grande Hospitality Management Program Columbus, Ohio (January 16, 2013) - Officials from Bob Evans Farms, Inc., today announced the sale of its former transportation center in Bidwell, Ohio. The transportation facility and surrounding land was recently sold to Foster Sales & Delivery, a Gallia county-based distribution company.

Bob Evans announced in May it would move its trucking operations to Springfield, Ohio, to be closer to its distribution center. In November, all maintenance, repair and dispatch operations for the company transitioned to the new facility, as well as more than 60 employees.
"We're pleased that through this partnership, the transportation center site will find new use as a thriving center for jobs as the Foster organization continues to grow in Gallia County," says Bob Evans Farms Executive Vice President of Human Resources Joe Eulberg. "We're doubly pleased that we can use some of the proceeds to fund training programs which offer residents of Southeast Ohio development opportunities in one of the country's largest growing industries
- restaurants and hospitality."
"We were pleased to work with Bob Evans Farms to obtain a new facility and space for expansion," says Bob Foster, president of Foster Sales & Delivery. "As a fellow trustee at the University of Rio Grande with Joe Eulberg, we think that utilizing a portion of the proceeds from this sale to benefit Gallia County and the University, as well as other educational efforts around the state, is a great tribute to company founder Bob Evans."
A significant portion of the proceeds from the sale of the transportation center will go to the newly created Bob Evans Farms Foundation, which is intended to carry on the philanthropic spirit of company founder, Bob Evans. Evans recognized the value of education and invested in the state's youth through college scholarships and educational programs like 4-H, Ohio Cattlemen's Association and Future Farmers of America.
In keeping with Evans' commitment to education, one of the first grants will be to the University of Rio Grande for scholarships in the Bob Evans Hospitality Management program. The innovative new management training program opened at the University of Rio Grande in the fall
of 2012 and offers accredited bachelor's and associate degrees through the University of Rio
Grande with the opportunity for students to work full-time for Bob Evans.
"The program provides students with a great foundation in an industry that continues to hire and grow despite the lagging economy," says Eulberg. "It also creates a solid pipeline of management candidates for Bob Evans Farms."
The hospitality industry and restaurants in particular, has been a steady source of jobs in a struggling economy, generating $16 billion in sales for the state, and providing approximately
530,000 jobs, according to the Ohio Restaurant Association.

About Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Bob Evans Farms, Inc. owns and operates full-service restaurants under the Bob Evans and Mimi's Café brand names. At the end of the second fiscal quarter (October 26, 2012), Bob Evans owned and operated 565 family restaurants in

19 states, primarily in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States, while Mimi's Café owned and operated 145 casual restaurants located in 24 states, primarily in California and other western states. Bob Evans Farms, Inc. is also a leading producer and distributor of pork sausage and a variety of complementary convenience food items under the Bob Evans and Owens brand names. For more information about Bob Evans Farms,

Inc., visit www.bobevans.com.
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