NOODLES & Co (NDLS) company profile

Noodles & Company operates fast-casual dining restaurants offering lunch and dinner. The company specializes in globally-inspired noodle and pasta dishes, along with soups, salads, and appetizers prepared cooked-to-order with fresh ingredients. Its customer base consists of consumers seeking flavorful, convenient dining experiences, which they access via dine-in, takeout, mobile app, and third-party delivery options. The business operates as a single accounting segment.

As of December 30, 2025, the restaurant chain spanned 423 locations across 31 U.S. states, encompassing 340 company-owned restaurants and 83 franchise establishments situated in suburban, collegiate, and urban trade areas. The provided text notes the company was organized as a Delaware corporation, but it does not disclose the location of its corporate headquarters.

Summary of the business section of Noodles's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.

“As of December 30, 2025, we had approximately 6,500 employees, including approximately 500 salaried employees and approximately 6,000 hourly employees.”