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The Corporate Management Structure Of Noodles & Company

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Noodles & Company have significantly grown their restaurant unit base over the past several years. As of January 2017, they had 457 company-owned restaurants and 75 franchise restaurants in 35 states, the District of Columbia and one Canadian province (Form 10-K, period ending 01/03/17). Noodles & Company restaurants are typically 2,600 to 2,700 square feet and are located in end-cap, in-line or free-standing locations across a variety of urban and suburban markets. During the near-term they anticipate modest unit growth combined with targeted restaurant closures and re-franchising.

Employees

As of January, 2017, the company had approximately 10,900 employees, including approximately 1,000 salaried employees and approximately 9,900 hourly employees. None of their employees are unionized or covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and they consider their current employee relations to be good (Form 10-K, period ending 01/03/17).

Corporate Management Structure

Noodles & Company organizational structure consists of the shareholders, board of directors, the officers, and employees. The board of directors is responsible for the corporate governance policies of the company, compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the SEC adopted thereunder (investor.noodles.com). The board of directors continuously evaluates, and improve upon as appropriate, the followings:
• Principles of corporate governance.
• Guidelines for public disclosures &

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