LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY ~ SECTION 16 FILINGS

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Colin M. Daly, Kevin C.
O'Neil and Christen A. Opperman, or either of them
signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

   (1)	prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on
the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including
amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or
appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of
reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

   (2)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in
the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

   (3)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with
the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

   (4)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact,may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that
the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersignedacknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3,
4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this day written below.


/s/ Paul S. Williams		Date: May 23, 2013