Dear Fellow Stakeholders:

Welcome to the Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Corporate Responsibility Report, which we have produced for our stakeholders – the customers, employees, investors, suppliers and communities who support us. The purpose of this report is to enable our stakeholders to better understand our efforts to meet our economic, scientific and ethical commitments.

The topics we address in our Corporate Responsibility Report include:

• Corporate Ethics, including a copy of our Code of Conduct

• Corporate Governance, including an overview of our Board of Directors, as well as our Bylaws, Corporate Governance Principles and our Board Committee Charters and Policies

• Community Relations and Charitable Support , including a list of the primary causes that we support, such as our sponsorship of the Rogosin Institute

• Our Environmental Initiatives that we have implemented in an effort to minimize the impact of our business on the environment

• Our Commitment to Shareholder Value, including the BEST Brand Builders strategy that guides the long-term vision for our business

• Nutrition, including a summary of our disclosure regarding the nutritional content of our food

• Our Animal Well-Being Initiatives, including our Animal Well-Being Policy and our Advisory Committee

This report is just one aspect of our commitment to social responsibility. We will continue to monitor our efforts and update this report as our corporate responsibility efforts evolve in the future.

Thank you for your interest in Bob Evans Farms. We hope you find this report helpful to understand some of the measures we are taking to achieve a balance between our economic, scientific and ethical responsibilities.

Sincerely,

Steven A. Davis

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer