Contact: Angela Payne, Corporate Communications Manager 614-492-4921 (office) [email protected]

For Immediate Release

Bob Evans Farms Looking for Talent in Michigan and Two hiring events invite applicants to bring resumes for on-the-spot discussions

New Albany, Ohio (March 22, 2016) – Bob Evans Farms is hosting two hiring events in search of new team members for locations throughout Metro Detroit and surrounding areas and Columbus, Ohio. Bob Evans recruiters will be onsite to meet with candidates on-the-spot.

Metro Detroit

WHAT: Hiring event welcoming Assistant Manager applicants in Metro Detroit and surrounding areas such as Dearborn, Livonia, Madison Heights, Romulus, Roseville, Taylor, Warren, Canton, and Ann Arbor

WHEN: Thursday, March 24, 2016 8-11 a.m. and 2-6 p.m.

WHERE: Bob Evans Restaurant 32701 Concord Drive Madison Heights, MI 48071

Columbus, Ohio

WHAT: Hiring event welcoming applicants for servers, dish tank operators, hostesses, carryout attendants, and grill cooks and restaurant management. See descriptions below.

WHEN: Monday, March 28, 2016 3-7 p.m.

Friday, April 1, 2016 2-6 p.m.

WHERE: Bob Evans Restaurant 960 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. Columbus, OH 43229 (Busch & Rt.161)

Grill Cook Cooks each order by following standardized recipes. Ensures that proper food handling and sanitation procedures are followed. Prepares visually appealing and great tasting home-style dishes and ensures that all items are completed in a timely manner and delivered hot and fresh to the servers.

Kitchen Prep As a Kitchen Prep your job is critical to the smooth operation of the restaurant both in supplying the needed food items and in keeping the kitchen organized during the day. You will assist in thawing, baking and preparing food items to meet daily business needs. Prepares food items by following standardized recipes.

Dish Tank Operator Your job is critical to the smooth operation of the restaurant by making sure the china and silverware are clean and ready for customers. The more effective the Dish Tank Operator works with the other team members, the more efficiently the entire restaurant operates. Your contribution to the overall operation is vital and essential.

Host/Cashier The job of the Host/Hostess is critical to the operation. You are the first person to greet the guest and are the last person with whom the guest has contact before leaving. It is very important that each guest is greeted and made to feel welcome and comfortable.

Server Your role as a server is to help prepare and serve the best home-style food, as you provide guests with the BEST hospitality and great service.

Carry Out Attendant Your role as a carryout representative is to help serve the best home-style food to our customers at curbside, as you provide guests with the BEST hospitality and great service.

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About Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Bob Evans Farms, Inc. owns and operates full-service restaurants under the Bob Evans Restaurants brand name. At the end of the third fiscal quarter (January 22, 2016), Bob Evans Restaurants owned and operated 548 family restaurants in 18 states, primarily in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the . Bob Evans Farms, Inc., through its BEF Foods segment, is also a leading producer and distributor of refrigerated side dishes, pork sausage and a variety of refrigerated and frozen convenience food items under the Bob Evans and Owens brand names. For more information about Bob Evans Farms, Inc., visit www.bobevans.com.