Owens Foods to Break Ground On Sulphur Springs Plant Expansion June 23

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas, June 19, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Owens Foods has
announced a plan to expand its Sulphur Springs, Texas, food production plant to
nearly double its current size. The company is expected to break ground on the
expansion on June 23, 2008. The new construction will add an additional 50,000
square feet to the existing 52,777-square-foot facility. The expansion
represents an additional $16 million investment for the company.

The Owens plant currently serves as a sandwich production facility for Owens
Foods and its parent company, Bob Evans Farms. Owens' and Bob Evans' popular
line of convenience food items for retail, foodservice and convenience store
distribution are produced at the plant. "This expansion is essential to meeting
the increasing demand by our customers for our popular convenience sandwich
items, including our breakfast sandwiches, fully-cooked sausage and breakfast
tacos," said Owens Foods Vice President of Operations Phil Chapman. "We
currently have product distribution in 49 states, and expect to ship 28 million
pounds of product annually when we are at full capacity in this expanded
facility."

The additional capacity will allow for more production area, as well as storage,
warehouse and training room areas. When construction is complete, the company
expects to add to its work force as well, said Chapman. "We plan to hire 60
additional employees soon after opening, and another 60 as production expands in
the new facility."

Chapman noted that Owens Foods and Bob Evans Farms have purchased nine
additional acres at the site, which will bring the company's total acreage at
the Sulphur Springs plant to 22. This may allow for further growth in the
future, Chapman said.

Because the new area will be connected by a hallway to the existing building,
the company anticipates no interruption in production during the construction
process. The facility is expected to be complete by May, 2009. Lincoln
Construction will serve as the general contractor on the site.

"The success of this operation is a testament to the partnership we have felt
with the community of Sulphur Springs," Chapman said. "We are proud of our plant
management team's involvement in this community and are grateful for the
positive, enthusiastic response we have received from the people, the government
and city management of Sulphur Springs. This project would not have been
possible without assistance from the city government of Sulphur Springs, the
Economic Development Council, from Hopkins County, and from the Hopkins County
Memorial Hospital board. We would like to thank these officials for their
support of our business in this area."

Owens first opened the plant in November, 2003, after purchasing and renovating
the facility. In addition to this facility, Owens and Bob Evans have food
production plants in Richardson, Texas; Bidwell, Springfield and Xenia, Ohio;
Hillsdale, Mich.; and Galva, Ill.

Owens Country Sausage is a subsidiary of Bob Evans Farms Inc. Bob Evans Farms is
a leading producer and distributor of pork sausage and a variety of convenience
food items under the Bob Evans and Owens brand names. Bob Evans Farms also owns
and operates full-service restaurants under the Bob Evans and Mimi's Cafe brand
names. At the end of the fourth fiscal quarter (April 25, 2008), Bob Evans owned
and operated 571 family restaurants in 18 states, primarily in the Midwest,
mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States, while Mimi's Cafe owned
and operated 132 casual restaurants located in 22 states, primarily in
California and other western states. For more information about Bob Evans Farms,
Inc., visit the company's Web site at www.bobevans.com.

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CONTACT: Owens Foods
David Poplar
(614) 492-4954