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Top 100: Noodles and Company No. 28

28. Noodles and Company Broomfield, Colo. / No. of units: 251 For years, Noodles and Company culinary manager and dietician Tessa Stamper knew that team members had been making sandwiches for themselves using ingredients from the restaurant’s most popular dishes. Realizing that customers, like employees, aren’t always in the mood for pasta, the franchise expanded its menu offering with a line of sandwiches, including the Wisconsin Cheesesteak, Spicy Chicken Caesar, Med and Mmmeatball. The new menu items weren’t the only thing in store for the chain last year. In December, it was announced the company sold a controlling stake in the chain to private-equity firm Catterton Partners.

January 17, 2012

28. Noodles and Company

Broomfield, Colo. / No. of units: 251

For years, Noodles and Company culinary manager and dietician Tessa Stamper knew that team members had been making sandwiches for themselves using ingredients from the restaurant’s most popular dishes. Realizing that customers, like employees, aren’t always in the mood for pasta, the franchise expanded its menu offering with a line of sandwiches, including the Wisconsin Cheesesteak, Spicy Chicken Caesar, Med and Mmmeatball. The new menu items weren’t the only thing in store for the chain last year. In December, it was announced the company sold a controlling stake in the chain to private-equity firm Catterton Partners.