Mimi's Cafe

06.02.09

MIMIS CAFE® INTRODUCES MIMIS CAFÉ FRESH & FIT MENU

New Items Offer Freshly Prepared, Nutritious Choices

IRVINE, Calif. (June 3, 2009) – Mimis Cafe, the all day fresh cafe, announced today the introduction of its Mimis Café Fresh & Fit Menu™, which offers balanced, nutritious, made to order choices. The new menu will also provide complete nutritional information for each Mimis Café Fresh & Fit dish, including calorie, carbohydrate, saturated fat and sodium breakouts.

“Our new Mimis Café Fresh & Fit Menu addresses consumer demand for fresh ingredients, freshly prepared and nutritious food and nutritional information,” said Mimi Somerman, Senior Vice President of Marketing.

The Mimis Café Fresh & Fit Menu items are now available at all Mimis Cafe’s locations. Sample Mimis Café Fresh & Fit Menu items include:
• Low-Fat Fitness Omelette: Egg whites, fresh mushrooms, broccoli and diced tomatoes served with sliced tomatoes, wheat toast and orange juice (505 calories, 78g carbs, 1g saturated fat, 299 mg sodium)
• Just Enough® Petite Citrus Salmon: Grilled and served with baby spring greens and fresh strawberries, tossed in fat-free balsamic vinaigrette (326 calories, 26g carbs, 3g saturated fat, 292 mg sodium)
• Raspberry Mousse: Served with whip cream (123 calories, 7g carbs, 8g saturated fat, 13mg sodium)
• Petite Muffins: Mimis Cafe's signature item now comes in a smaller size (nutritional values vary based on muffin selection)

“At Mimis Cafe, we want people to have the option to choose balanced, nutritious dishes, without sacrificing taste,” said Adam Baird, Mimis Cafe Executive Chef. “We took some of our most popular dishes and created lighter options.”

Mimis Café Fresh & Fit breakfasts start at $3.49 and lunch and dinner items start at $5.99. Nutritional values for all menu items are available online. For more information on Mimis Cafe, please visit the newly designed Web site at www.MimisCafe.com.

ABOUT MIMI'S CAFE

Mimis Cafe is a collection of upscale casual dining restaurants with 145 locations in 24 states as of the end of the second fiscal quarter (October 23, 2009). Mimis Cafe is a unit wholly owned by Bob Evans Farms, Inc. a publicly traded company (NASDAQ ticker symbol BOBE), known and loved for its full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus with high-quality, eclectic cuisine, unparalleled service and tastefully appointed décor.