In 1948, company-founder Bob Evans made sausage at his southeastern Ohio farm for the 12-stool, 24-hour restaurant he owned in Gallipolis, Ohio.
In 1953, a group of Bob Evans' friends and family recognized the growing demand for his sausage, became business partners and founded the company.
Bob Evans Farms became a publicly held company on June 6, 1963.
Reincorporated in Delaware in 1985, the company's headquarters is Columbus, Ohio.
Bob Evans retired as president of Bob Evans Farms on Dec. 31, 1986.
Bob Evans passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2007.
The company currently owns and operates nearly 600 full-service, family Bob Evans Restaurants in the 18-state area of: Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and P
In March 2011, Bob Evans announced plans to move our corporate campus.
