Einstein Noah Restaurant (BAGL) 8-K Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Exhibit 99.1

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Strong cost management efforts resulted in a 19.2% operating margin, representing a 430 basis point margin improvement in company-owned restaurants from the first quarter

LAKEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 6, 2009--Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: BAGL), a leader in the quick-casual segment of the restaurant industry operating under the Einstein Bros.® Bagels, Noah's New York Bagels®, and Manhattan Bagel® brands, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

Selected Highlights for the Second Quarter 2009:

• Substantial improvement in company-owned restaurant operating margins of 19.2% drove overall corporate margins back to 20.0% in the second quarter
• Total revenues declined a modest $1.0 million to $104.4 million vs. $105.4 million in the second quarter of 2008
• System-wide comparable store sales decreased 2.2%, a 150 basis point improvement over the first quarter trend
• Net income and diluted EPS of $6.5 million and $0.39, respectively, vs. net income and diluted EPS of $6.9 million and $0.42 in the second quarter of 2008
• Redeemed $20 million in Series Z Preferred Stock on June 30, 2009

Jeff O’Neill, Chief Executive Officer and President of Einstein Noah, stated, “Our comparable store sales and transaction performance continued to show improvement during the second quarter, despite the economic slowdown. We are encouraged by the early acceptance of our new marketing and merchandising initiatives. They are designed to build awareness, trial, and frequency of our core offerings and new product launches. In addition, the operational initiatives we put in place helped to drive margin improvement by 430 basis points compared to the first quarter which demonstrated strong progress toward our goal of returning margins back to historical levels through the balance of the year. While there is still much work ahead, we are confident that Einstein Noah has the brands, the people, and the value proposition to become a premier destination within the fast casual restaurant segment.”

Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

For the second quarter of 2009, system-wide comparable store sales decreased 2.2% while total revenues fell a modest 1.0% to $104.4 million from $105.4 million in the second quarter of 2008. Company-owned restaurant sales decreased 1.3% to $95.1 million, mostly as a result of a 3.2% decrease in comparable store sales, which was partially offset by a net increase of six additional company-owned restaurants since July 1, 2008. The Company continued to invest in marketing initiatives to build traffic and drive awareness of its brands. Marketing initiatives and coupon-related discounts increased $0.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively compared to 2008. Company-owned restaurant gross profit was $18.2 million, or 19.2% in the second quarter of 2009, compared to $19.7 million, or 20.4% in the second quarter of 2008.

As a percentage of sales, company-owned restaurant cost of goods sold were favorable by 100 basis points in the second quarter of 2009 compared to 2008, and the Company continues to expect the cost of major agricultural commodities to decrease approximately $0.9 million in the back half of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. In addition, the Company implemented several productivity improvements in the areas of SKU rationalization, labor efficiencies and food cost management during the quarter. These initiatives, coupled with a modest price advance of 1.6%, had a favorable impact in the second quarter of 2009 and are expected to continue to improve store level margins through the balance of 2009.

New Units and Development

Franchise and license locations continued a trend of positive comparable store sales, posting a 2.2% increase for the second quarter of 2009. The Company also benefitted from a net increase of 28 additional license restaurants and two franchise restaurants since July 1, 2008. The effect of the new locations and comparable store sales helped drive franchise and license related revenues up 16.5% to $1.7 million in the second quarter of 2009.

Restaurant openings during the second quarter of 2009 consisted of one Einstein Bros. company-owned restaurant, one Einstein Bros. franchise restaurant, and seven Einstein Bros. licensed restaurants. Two Einstein Bros. company-owned restaurants and one Einstein Bros. licensed restaurant were closed during the quarter.

For the remainder of 2009, the Company anticipates the opening of five new company-owned Einstein Bros. restaurants, four to six additional franchised Einstein Bros. restaurants, and 18 to 23 additional Einstein Bros. licensed restaurants. The development pipeline for company-owned, franchised and licensed Einstein Bros. restaurants continues to expand, creating an inventory of future locations.

Other Operating Items

Manufacturing and commissary revenues held steady at $7.6 million in the second quarter of 2009, while gross profit increased to $1.0 million, compared to gross profit of $0.4 million in the second quarter of 2008. This improvement was attributed to moderate price increases, lower raw ingredient costs, as well as production and labor efficiencies at the Company’s bagel manufacturing facility.

General and administrative expenses declined to $9.0 million in the second quarter of 2009 from $9.5 million in the second quarter of 2008.

Net income was $6.5 million in the second quarter of 2009, or $0.39 per diluted share, compared to net income of $6.9 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2008.

Rick Dutkiewicz, Chief Financial Officer of Einstein Noah, said, “We are pleased that our cost initiatives enabled us to achieve a 20.0% total gross profit for the quarter. Our continued migration to an asset-light business model, coupled with a heightened focus on transactions and margin-building opportunities, has increasingly positioned Einstein Noah for substantial cash flow generation, and we have allocated a significant portion of that capital toward strengthening our balance sheet. Our redemption of $20 million in Series Z Preferred Stock on June 30, 2009 reflects that fact, and we remain on a minimum redemption schedule through June 30, 2010. In combination with strategic initiatives aimed at transaction growth, franchisee and licensee expansion, and the remodeling of older company-owned facilities, we believe this strategy will be a significant contributor to long term value creation for shareholders.”

Conference Call Today

The Company will host a conference call to discuss second quarter 2009 financial results today at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Hosting the call will be Jeff O’Neill, president and chief executive officer, and Richard Dutkiewicz, chief financial officer.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are 1-800-762-8779 for domestic toll-free calls and 1-480-629-9771 for international. The conference ID is 4112159. A telephone replay will be available through August 20, 2009, and may be accessed by dialing 1-800-406-7325 for domestic toll-free calls or 1-303-590-3030 for international. The conference replay access code is 4112159#.

To access a live webcast of the call, please visit Einstein Noah's Web site at www.einsteinnoah.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the website for at least four weeks.

About Einstein Noah Restaurant Group

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group is a leading company in the quick casual restaurant industry that operates locations primarily under the Einstein Bros.® Bagels and Noah's New York Bagels® brands and primarily franchises locations under the Manhattan Bagel® brand. The company's retail system consists of more than 600 restaurants, including more than 100 license locations, in 36 states plus the District of Columbia. It also operates a dough production facility. The company's stock is traded under the symbol BAGL. Visit www.einsteinnoah.com for additional information.

Forward Looking Statement Disclosure

Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements or statements which may be deemed or construed to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "forecast," "estimate," "project," "plan to," "is designed to," "expectations," “prospects,” "intend," "indications," "expect," "should," "would," "believe," “target”, "trend", “contemplate,” “set the foundation for” and similar expressions and all statements which are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause the Company's actual results, performance (financial or operating), or achievements to differ from the future results, performance (financial or operating), or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include but are not limited to (i) the results for the 2009 second quarter and period over period revenue, gross profit, operating income, net income, depreciation and amortization, comparable store sales and margin performance are not necessarily indicative of future results, and our expectations for full year 2009 results are subject to shifting consumer preferences, economic conditions, weather, competition, seasonal factors and cost containment initiatives, among other factors; (ii) our ability to improve transactions is dependent upon consumer acceptance of our products and marketing initiatives, general economic and market conditions, among other factors; (iii) our ability to continue to improve store level margins and achieve the goal of returning margins to historical levels is dependent upon the success of our plans for productivity improvements, particularly SKU rationalization, labor efficiencies and food cost management, which, in turn, are dependent upon our ability to execute on these initiatives; (iv) the ability to develop and open new company-owned, licensed and franchised restaurants and continue our upgrade program for company-owned restaurants and opportunities for franchised and licensed locations are dependent upon the availability of capital, the availability of desirable locations, reaching favorable financing and lease terms, as well as the availability of contractors and materials, and the ability to obtain necessary permits and licenses; (v) our ability to expand our development pipeline is dependent upon the factors listed in (iv), above, and our ability to attract franchisees and licensees, negotiate favorable agreements, and their ability to secure financing; (vi) our ability to obtain lower costs for agricultural commodities is dependent upon weather, crop sizes and production, the market, economic conditions, including market and inflationary pressures; (vi) our ability to generate cash from operations and create value for our shareholders is dependent upon the success of our initiatives, financial results and the factors listed above, among other factors. These and other risks are more fully discussed in the Company's SEC filings.

EINSTEIN NOAH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except earnings per share and related share information)
(unaudited)
		13 weeks ended					Increase/
		(dollars in thousands)					(Decrease)
		July 1,		June 30,			2009
		2008		2009			vs. 2008
Revenues:
	Company-owned restaurant sales	$	96,321	$	95,052		(1.3	%)
	Manufacturing and commissary revenues		7,640		7,613		(0.4	%)
	Franchise and license related revenues		1,453		1,693		16.5	%
Total revenues			105,414		104,358		(1.0	%)
Cost of sales:
	Company-owned restaurant costs
	Cost of goods sold		28,933		27,604		(4.6	%)
	Labor costs		28,201		28,930		2.6	%
	Other operating costs		9,300		9,413		1.2	%
	Rent and related, and marketing costs		10,214		10,897		6.7	%
	Total company-owned restaurant costs		76,648		76,844		0.3	%
	Manufacturing and commissary costs		7,224		6,635		(8.2	%)
Total cost of sales			83,872		83,479		(0.5	%)
Gross profit:
	Company-owned restaurant		19,673		18,208		(7.4	%)
	Manufacturing and commissary		416		978		135.1	%
	Franchise and license		1,453		1,693		16.5	%
Total gross profit			21,542		20,879		(3.1	%)
Operating expenses:
	General and administrative expenses		9,540		8,993		(5.7	%)
	Depreciation and amortization		3,345		4,106		22.8	%
	Other operating expenses (income)		117		(235	)	**
Income from operations			8,540		8,015		(6.1	%)
Interest expense, net			1,328		1,156		(13.0	%)
Income before income taxes			7,212		6,859		(4.9	%)
	Provision for income taxes		298		393		31.9	%
Net income		$	6,914	$	6,466		(6.5	%)
Net income per common share – Basic		$	0.43	$	0.40		(7.0	%)
Net income per common share – Diluted		$	0.42	$	0.39		(7.1	%)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic			15,925,876		16,047,305		0.8	%
Diluted			16,398,822		16,412,363		0.1	%
	* not applicable
	** not meaningful

EINSTEIN NOAH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except earnings per share and related share information)
(unaudited)
		26 weeks ended					Increase/
		(dollars in thousands)					(Decrease)
		July 1,		June 30,			2009
		2008		2009			vs. 2008
Revenues:
	Company-owned restaurant sales	$	189,931	$	185,506		(2.3	%)
	Manufacturing and commissary revenues		15,728		15,740		0.1	%
	Franchise and license related revenues		3,019		3,535		17.1	%
Total revenues			208,678		204,781		(1.9	%)
Cost of sales:
	Company-owned restaurant costs
	Cost of goods sold		56,918		55,023		(3.3	%)
	Labor costs		57,151		57,575		0.7	%
	Other operating costs		18,178		18,987		4.5	%
	Rent and related, and marketing costs		20,226		22,256		10.0	%
	Total company-owned restaurant costs		152,473		153,841		0.9	%
	Manufacturing and commissary costs		15,084		13,632		(9.6	%)
Total cost of sales			167,557		167,473		(0.1	%)
Gross profit:
	Company-owned restaurant		37,458		31,665		(15.5	%)
	Manufacturing and commissary		644		2,108		227.3	%
	Franchise and license		3,019		3,535		17.1	%
Total gross profit			41,121		37,308		(9.3	%)
Operating expenses:
	General and administrative expenses		20,283		18,273		(9.9	%)
	Depreciation and amortization		6,549		8,139		24.3	%
	Other operating expenses (income)		186		(236	)	**
Income from operations			14,103		11,132		(21.1	%)
Interest expense, net			2,907		2,346		(19.3	%)
Income before income taxes			11,196		8,786		(21.5	%)
	Provision for income taxes		440		470		6.8	%
Net income		$	10,756	$	8,316		(22.7	%)
Net income per common share – Basic		$	0.68	$	0.52		(23.5	%)
Net income per common share – Diluted		$	0.65	$	0.51		(21.5	%)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic			15,908,377		16,036,620		0.8	%
Diluted			16,431,921		16,295,349		(0.8	%)
	* not applicable
	** not meaningful

EINSTEIN NOAH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(percentage relationship to total revenues)
(unaudited)
	13 weeks ended				26 weeks ended
	(percent of total revenue)				(percent of total revenue)
	July 1,		June 30,		July 1,		June 30,
	2008		2009		2008		2009
Revenues:
Company-owned restaurant sales	91.4	%	91.1	%	91.0	%	90.6	%
Manufacturing and commissary revenues	7.2	%	7.3	%	7.5	%	7.7	%
Franchise and license related revenues	1.4	%	1.6	%	1.4	%	1.7	%
Total revenues	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of sales:
Company-owned restaurant costs (1)
Cost of goods sold	30.0	%	29.0	%	30.0	%	29.7	%
Labor costs	29.3	%	30.4	%	30.1	%	31.0	%
Other operating costs	9.7	%	9.9	%	9.6	%	10.2	%
Rent and related, and marketing costs	10.6	%	11.5	%	10.6	%	12.0	%
Total company-owned restaurant costs	79.6	%	80.8	%	80.3	%	82.9	%
Manufacturing and commissary costs (2)	94.6	%	87.2	%	95.9	%	86.6	%
Total cost of sales	79.6	%	80.0	%	80.3	%	81.8	%
Gross profit:
Company-owned restaurant (1)	20.4	%	19.2	%	19.7	%	17.1	%
Manufacturing and commissary (2)	5.4	%	12.8	%	4.1	%	13.4	%
Franchise and license	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Total gross profit	20.4	%	20.0	%	19.7	%	18.2	%
Operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	9.1	%	8.6	%	9.7	%	8.9	%
Depreciation and amortization	3.2	%	3.9	%	3.1	%	4.0	%
Other operating expenses (income)	0.1	%	(0.2	%)	0.1	%	(0.1	%)
Income from operations	8.1	%	7.7	%	6.8	%	5.4	%
Interest expense, net	1.3	%	1.1	%	1.4	%	1.1	%
Income before income taxes	6.8	%	6.6	%	5.4	%	4.3	%
Provision for income taxes	0.3	%	0.4	%	0.2	%	0.2	%
Net income	6.6	%	6.2	%	5.2	%	4.1	%
(1) As a percentage of company-owned restaurant sales
(2) As a percentage of manufacturing and commissary revenues
* not applicable
** not meaningful

EINSTEIN NOAH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
	26 weeks ended
	July 1,			June 30,
	2008			2009
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	10,756		$	8,316
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		6,549			8,139
Stock-based compensation expense		810			527
Loss, net of (gains), on disposal of assets		132			69
Impairment charges and other related costs		54			-
Provision for losses on accounts receivable		81			100
Amortization of debt issuance and debt discount costs		241			285
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash		327			140
Accounts receivable		1,228			147
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		2,027			(2,969	)
Other assets and liabilities		522			(757	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		22,727			13,997
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment		(12,475	)		(7,173	)
Proceeds from the sale of equipment		4			-
Acquisition of restaurant assets		(7	)		-
Net cash used in investing activities		(12,478	)		(7,173	)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments under capital lease obligations		(39	)		(33	)
Repayments under the term loan		(1,450	)		(7,863	)
Redemptions under mandatorily redeemable Series Z Preferred Stock		-			(20,000	)
Proceeds upon stock option exercises		220			71
Net cash used in financing activities		(1,269	)		(27,825	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		8,980			(21,001	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		9,436			24,216
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	18,416		$	3,215

EINSTEIN NOAH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share information)
(Unaudited)
	December 30,			June 30,
	2008			2009
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	24,216		$	3,215
Restricted cash		526			386
Accounts receivable, net of
allowance of $216 and $179, respectively		6,459			6,212
Inventories		5,290			5,073
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		4,774			5,293
Total current assets		41,265			20,179
Property, plant and equipment, net		59,747			57,827
Trademarks and other intangibles, net		63,831			63,831
Goodwill		4,981			4,981
Debt issuance costs and other assets, net		3,105			3,285
Total assets	$	172,929		$	150,103
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	5,123		$	4,925
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		22,160			18,513
Current portion of long-term debt		8,088			6,786
Current portion of obligations under capital leases		61			27
Mandatorily redeemable, Series Z Preferred Stock, $.001 par
value, $1,000 per share liquidation value; 57,000 shares
authorized; 57,000 and 37,000 shares outstanding		57,000			37,000
Total current liabilities		92,432			67,251
Long-term debt		79,787			73,226
Long-term obligations under capital leases		38			30
Other liabilities		14,323			13,789
Total liabilities		186,580			154,296
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ deficit:
Series A junior participating preferred stock, 700,000 shares
authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, $.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares
authorized; 15,969,167 and 16,057,595 shares issued and outstanding		16			16
Additional paid-in capital		264,179			264,777
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,470	)		(1,926	)
Accumulated deficit		(275,376	)		(267,060	)
Total stockholders’ deficit		(13,651	)		(4,193	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$	172,929		$	150,103

Additional financial data:
	As of
	June 30, 2009
Trailing twelve months average unit volume	$	887,000
	For the thirteen
	weeks ended
	June 30, 2009
Weekly per store sales average	$	17,240
Total store weeks		5,514
Average check	$	7.39
	For the thirteen			For the twenty-six
	weeks ended			weeks ended
	June 30, 2009			June 30, 2009
Compents of comparable store sales
System-wide transactions		(2.0	%)	(2.7	%)
System-wide average check		(0.2	%)	(0.2	%)
Company-owned restaurant transactions		(2.5	%)	(3.8	%)
Company-owned restaurant average check		(0.7	%)	(0.6	%)

CONTACT:
For Einstein Noah Restaurant Group
Investor Relations
Tom Ryan, 203-682-8200
tryan@icrinc.com
or
Raphael Gross, 203-682-8200
rgross@icrinc.com