Noodles & Company
Overview
Forty lashes with a wet you-know-what if you don't like what this restaurant company offers. Noodles & Company operates and franchises more than 200 quick-casual restaurants in about 20 states that specialize in noodle entrees ranging in style from American to Asian to Mediterranean. The chain's menu includes noodle and vegetable bowls, soups, and green salads with pasta. Most of the eateries are company-owned. Founder Aaron Kennedy, a former brand manager at PepsiCo who opened the first Noodles & Company location in 1995, owns the company with a group of private investors.
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Key financials for Noodles & Company
| Company Type | Private |
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| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2007 Sales (mil.) | £65.1 |
| 1-Year Sales Growth | 13.0% |
| 2007 Employees | 4,500 |
| 1-Year Employee Growth | 15.4% |
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Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Noodles & Company
| Chairman, President, and CEO | Kevin Reddy (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| CFO, COO, and Director | Keith Kinsey Connect to this executive |
| VP Information Technology | David (Dave) Lehn Connect to this executive |
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