BOB EVANS FARMS Fast facts

Details on Bob Evans Farms:
Founded: 1953 by farmer Bob Evans and five friends and family members.
Went public: Sold 160,000 shares of stock at $9 per share in 1963.
Growth: Original 12-stool diner in Gallipolis now is a chain of 522 restaurants in 22 states.
Other sales: Sausage and other products are sold in about 13,300 grocery stores in 30 states.
Profits: $75.1 million in fiscal 2003, up 11 percent from a year ago.
Sales: $1.1 billion, up 3 percent.
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