COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 15, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Bob Evans Farms Inc. and the Evans family released information today that Company Founder Mr. Bob Evans remains in the intensive care unit at the Cleveland Clinic, where he is listed in stable condition. Bob Evans is recovering from pneumonia and has shown steady improvement. He is now alert, following commands and is breathing on his own.
On behalf of Bob Evans Farms Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Davis, expressed, "Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the Evans family."
Born in 1918 in the rural northwestern Ohio town of Sugar Ridge, the 89-year-old Evans (born May 30, 1918) was raised in Gallia County, Ohio. He opened a small truck stop in Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1946 and began making his own sausage. Evans and other family members incorporated as Bob Evans Farms in 1953. Bob Evans retired as president of Bob Evans Farms on Dec. 31, 1986.
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. owns and operates 579 full-service, family restaurants in 18 states primarily in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States. In addition, the company operates 115 Mimi's Cafe casual restaurants located in 20 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 homestyle convenience food items under the Bob Evans and Owens brand names. For more information about Bob Evans Farms, Inc., visit the company's Web site at www.bobevans.com.