UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                  FORM 10-K
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  /X/  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
       ACT OF 1934


               FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED   SEPTEMBER 29, 1996
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                   COMMISSION FILE NUMBER       1-9390
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                                FOODMAKER, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                                            95-2698708
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(State of incorporation)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)

   9330 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA                          92123
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(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (619) 571-2121
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       Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

   Title of each class                Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $.01 par value                  New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                  Yes  X   No
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     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K. [ ]

     The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of
the registrant as of December 13, 1996, computed by reference to the closing
price reported in the New York Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions, was
approximately $305.4 million.

     Number of shares of common stock, $.01 par value, outstanding as of the
close of business December 13, 1996 - 38,846,945.

                         DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are
incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS
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The Company

     Foodmaker, Inc. (the "Company") owns, operates and franchises JACK IN THE
BOX restaurants, a fast food chain located principally in the western and
southwestern United States.  Until January 27, 1994, the Company also owned
Chi-Chi's, Inc. ("Chi-Chi's"), a chain of full-service, casual Mexican
restaurants located primarily in the midwestern and midatlantic United
States.

     On January 27, 1994, Foodmaker, Apollo FRI Partners, L.P. ("Apollo") and
Green Equity Investors, L.P., whose general partner is Leonard Green &
Partners, acquired Restaurant Enterprises Group, Inc. ("REGI"), a company
that owned, operated and franchised various restaurant chains including El
Torito, Carrows and Coco's.  Contemporaneously, REGI changed its name to
Family Restaurants, Inc. ("FRI").  Concurrently, Foodmaker contributed its
entire Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant chain to FRI in exchange for a 39% equity
interest in FRI and other consideration.  Pursuant to an agreement dated
November 20, 1995, Foodmaker transferred its entire equity interest in FRI to
Apollo and entered into a mutual release with the other principal
shareholders of FRI, as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial
statements.

JACK IN THE BOX

     Overview.  JACK IN THE BOX is a leading regional competitor in the
fast-food segment of the restaurant industry with system-wide sales of
$1,229.0 million in 1996.  At September 29, 1996, there were 1,270
JACK IN THE BOX restaurants, of which 879 were operated by the Company
and 391 were franchised.

     Menu and marketing strategies for JACK IN THE BOX restaurants are
principally directed toward adult fast-food customers.  JACK IN THE BOX
offers a wider menu selection than most of its major competitors
featuring foods that are not commonly offered in the fast-food hamburger
segment (such as the Chicken Teriyaki Bowl and Philly Cheesesteak), as well
as more traditional fast-food products (such as hamburgers and french fries).
The Company believes that a key competitive strength of JACK IN THE BOX is
its ability to introduce new and distinctive, high quality menu items that
appeal to the changing preferences of its adult guests.

     JACK IN THE BOX was the first restaurant chain to develop and expand the
concept of drive-thru only restaurants, and drive-thru sales currently
account for more than 60% of the sales at Company-operated restaurants.  Over
the years the JACK IN THE BOX concept has evolved to include more inside
seating in its restaurants.  Most restaurants are located in freestanding
buildings with seating capacities ranging from 24 to 85 persons and are open
approximately 18 hours a day.

     History.  The first JACK IN THE BOX restaurant, which offered only
drive-thru service, opened in 1950, and the JACK IN THE BOX chain expanded its
operations to approximately 300 restaurants in 1968.  After Ralston Purina
Company purchased the Company in 1968, JACK IN THE BOX underwent a major
expansion program in an effort to penetrate the eastern and midwestern
markets, and the business grew to over 1,000 units by 1979.  In 1979, the
Company's management decided to concentrate its efforts and resources in the
western and southwestern markets, which it believed offered the greatest
growth and profit potential.  Accordingly, the Company sold 232 restaurants
in the eastern and midwestern markets and redeployed the sale proceeds in its
western and southwestern markets where the Company had a well-established
market position and better growth prospects.

     Operating Strategy.  JACK IN THE BOX's operating strategy is to:
(i) increase per store average sales through the introduction and promotion of
distinctive, high quality menu items; (ii) focus on improving sales and
margins through increased emphasis on guest service, food quality and safety,
and cost management; and (iii) increase the number of JACK IN THE BOX
restaurants through the addition of Company-operated and franchise-developed
restaurants in JACK IN THE BOX's existing and contiguous markets.

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     Food Strategy.  JACK IN THE BOX's menu strategy is to provide a variety
of distinctive, high quality products that represent good value and appeal to
the changing preferences of its customers.  The JACK IN THE BOX menu
features a wide variety of approximately 45-50 fast-food menu items,
including hamburgers, specialty sandwiches, salads, Mexican foods, finger
foods, breakfast foods, side items and desserts.

     Management believes that JACK IN THE BOX's ability to develop new and
unique menu items has been a traditional strength of the Company.  JACK IN
THE BOX continuously develops and tests new items for its menu and seeks to
improve existing products.  New products are developed in a corporate test
kitchen and then introduced in one or more of Foodmaker's test restaurants
to ensure that product consistency, high quality standards and profitability
can be maintained and to determine preliminary guest response.  Operating and
training systems have been developed that enable JACK IN THE BOX to respond
quickly to implement menu changes while achieving quality and profit
objectives.  If a new item proves successful at the research and development
level, it is generally tested in selected markets, both with and without
marketing support, and if it proves successful, the item is incorporated into
the standard JACK IN THE BOX menu.  JACK IN THE BOX has introduced over 50 new
products in the last ten years.  In addition, JACK IN THE BOX pursues menu
strategies involving product reintroductions, limited-time only product
promotions and products which target the value segment of the business.

     Hamburgers represent the largest segment of the fast-food industry;
accordingly, JACK IN THE BOX continues to offer hamburgers as principal menu
items.  Hamburgers, including the Grilled Sourdough Burger and the Ultimate
Cheeseburger, accounted for approximately one quarter of JACK IN THE BOX's
fiscal 1996 sales.  However, management believes that, as a result of its
diverse menu, JACK IN THE BOX restaurants are less dependent on the commercial
success of one or a few products than other fast-food chains, and that JACK
IN THE BOX's menu appeals to a broad range of food preferences.

     Growth Strategy.  The Company's goal is to achieve targeted levels of
media pressure in JACK IN THE BOX's existing major markets through the
construction of new restaurants primarily by the Company and, to a lesser
extent, by franchisees.  The Company's current plan calls for opening
approximately 400-450 new Company-operated restaurants (approximately one-third
of the new development is expected to be on non-traditional sites) as well as
approximately 20 new franchise-operated restaurants over the next five years.
The Company has historically acquired and will continue to consider the
acquisition of existing restaurants for conversion to JACK IN THE BOX
restaurants.

     The following table sets forth the growth in Company-operated and
franchised JACK IN THE BOX restaurants since the beginning of fiscal year 1992:

                                                Fiscal year
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                                1996      1995      1994      1993      1992
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Company-operated restaurants:
  Opened. . . . . . . . . . .     26        21        54        10        51
  Sold to franchisees . . . .      -        (6)       (4)      (11)      (18)
  Closed. . . . . . . . . . .    (15)       (4)       (9)       (4)       (4)
  Acquired from franchisees .      5        42        44        10         7
  Ending number . . . . . . .    879       863       810       725       720
Franchised restaurants:
  Opened. . . . . . . . . . .     10        12         8        13        21
  Acquired from Company . . .     --         6         4        11        18
  Closed. . . . . . . . . . .     (3)       (1)       (1)       (2)       (2)
  Sold to Company . . . . . .     (5)      (42)      (44)      (10)       (7)
  Ending number . . . . . . .    391       389       414       447       435
System total. . . . . . . . .  1,270     1,252     1,224     1,172     1,155

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     The following table summarizes the locations of the JACK IN THE BOX
restaurants at September 29, 1996:

                  Number of restaurants                Number of restaurants
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                  Company-                             Company-
                  operated    Franchised               operated     Franchised
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Arizona. . . . . .   62           45     Texas. . . . .   270           56
California . . . .  377          241     Washington . .    69           --
Hawaii . . . . . .   27            2     China. . . . .    --            2
Idaho. . . . . . .    8           --     Egypt. . . . .    --            1
Illinois . . . . .   12           --     Hong Kong. . .    --            7
Louisiana. . . . .   --            5     Indonesia. . .    --            1
Missouri . . . . .   38            3     Mexico . . . .    --           10
Nevada . . . . . .   14            9     Philippines. .    --            4
New Mexico . . . .   --            2     Singapore. . .    --            1
Oregon . . . . . .    2            2       Total. . . .   879          391


     Site selections for all new JACK IN THE BOX restaurants are made after an
extensive review of demographic data and other information relating to
population density, restaurant visibility and access, available parking,
surrounding businesses and opportunities for market concentration.  JACK IN
THE BOX restaurants developed by franchisees are built to Company
specifications on sites which have been approved by the Company.

     The Company currently uses several configurations in building new JACK IN
THE BOX restaurants.  The largest restaurants seat 90 customers and
require a larger customer base to justify the required investment of
approximately $1.3 million, including land.  The smallest restaurants seat
44 customers, require less land, and cost approximately $35,000 less to build
and equip than do the larger restaurants.  Management believes that the
flexibility provided by the alternative configurations enables the Company to
match the restaurant configuration with specific demographic, economic and
geographic characteristics of the site.

     Restaurant Operations.  Significant resources are devoted to ensure that
all JACK IN THE BOX restaurants offer the highest quality food and
service.  Emphasis is placed on ensuring that quality ingredients are
delivered to the restaurants, restaurant food production systems are
continuously developed and improved, and all employees are dedicated to
delivering consistently high quality food and service.  Through its network
of corporate quality assurance, facilities services and restaurant management
personnel, including regional vice presidents, area managers and restaurant
managers, the Company standardizes specifications for the preparation and
service of its food, the maintenance and repair of its premises and the
appearance and conduct of its employees.  Operating specifications and
procedures are documented in a series of manuals and video presentations.
Most restaurants, including franchised units, receive approximately 6 full
inspections and 26 limited reviews each year.

     Each JACK IN THE BOX restaurant is operated by a Company-employed manager
or franchisee who normally receives a minimum of eight weeks of management
training.  Foodmaker's management training program involves a combination of
classroom instruction and on-the-job training in specially designated
training restaurants.  Restaurant managers and supervisory personnel train
other restaurant employees in accordance with detailed procedures and
guidelines prescribed by Foodmaker, utilizing training aids including video
equipment available at each location.  The restaurant managers are directly
responsible for the operation of the restaurants, including product quality,
food handling safety, cleanliness, service, inventory, cash control and the
appearance and conduct of employees.

     Restaurant managers are supervised by approximately 45 area managers, each
of whom is responsible for an average of 20 restaurants.  The area managers are
under the supervision of 7 regional vice presidents who are supervised in
turn by a vice president of operations.  Under the Company's performance
system, area and restaurant managers are eligible for quarterly bonuses based
on a percentage of location operating profit and regional vice presidents are
eligible for bonuses based on profit improvement and achievement of
established goals and objectives.

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     JACK IN THE BOX's quality assurance program is designed to maintain high
standards for the food and materials and food preparation procedures used by
Company-operated and franchised restaurants.  Foodmaker maintains product
specifications and approves sources for obtaining such products.  The Company
has developed a comprehensive, restaurant-based Hazard Analysis & Critical
Control Points ("HACCP") system for managing food safety and quality.  HACCP
combines employee training, testing by suppliers, and detailed attention
to product quality at every stage of the food preparation cycle.  Products
are randomly inspected by the Company's quality assurance personnel as they
arrive at Foodmaker's distribution centers to ensure that they conform to
Foodmaker standards.  These items then are distributed to individual
restaurants through a network of Company-operated delivery trucks.

     Foodmaker provides purchasing, warehouse and distribution services for
both Company-operated and some franchised restaurants.  In prior years,
most JACK IN THE BOX franchisees utilized these services to the full extent
available even though they were permitted to purchase products directly
from any approved source.  Recently, JACK IN THE BOX franchisees formed a
purchasing cooperative and contracted with another supplier for distribution
services.  This transition occurred during fiscal 1996 and has resulted in a
substantial decline in sales to franchisees.  Some products, primarily dairy
and bakery items, are delivered to both Company-operated and franchised
restaurants directly by approved suppliers.

     The primary commodities purchased by JACK IN THE BOX restaurants are beef,
poultry and produce.  The Company monitors the current and future
prices and availability of the primary commodities purchased by the Company
in order to minimize the impact of fluctuations in price and availability,
and makes advance purchases of commodities when considered to be
advantageous.  However, the Company remains subject to price fluctuations in
certain commodities.  All essential food and beverage products are available,
or upon short notice can be made available, from alternative qualified
suppliers.

     Foodmaker maintains centralized financial and accounting controls for
Company-operated JACK IN THE BOX restaurants which it believes are important
in analyzing profit margins.  JACK IN THE BOX utilizes a specially designed
computerized reporting and cash register system on a Company-wide basis which
provides point-of-sale transaction data and accumulation of pertinent
marketing information.  Sales data are collected and analyzed on a weekly
basis by management.

     Franchising Program.  JACK IN THE BOX's franchising strategy is directed
toward franchisee development of restaurants in existing non-primary markets
and selected primary markets.  The Company offers development agreements for
construction of one or more new restaurants over a defined period of time and
in a defined geographic area.  Multi-unit developers are required to prepay
one-half of the franchise fees for restaurants to be opened in the future and
may forfeit such fees and lose their rights to future developments if they do
not maintain the required schedule of openings.  At present, most franchisees
operate no more than three restaurants.  The Company's strategy is to grant
franchises in a smaller metropolitan area to a single franchisee in order to
achieve operating efficiencies and to grant franchises for a larger
metropolitan area to several franchisees in order to maximize development of
the area.

     Another aspect of the franchising program has been the conversion of
existing Company-operated restaurants to franchised restaurants.  Although
franchised units totaled 391 of JACK IN THE BOX's 1,270 restaurants at
September 29, 1996, the ratio of franchised to Company-operated restaurants
is still low relative to JACK IN THE BOX's major competitors.  The Company
views its non-franchised JACK IN THE BOX units as a potential resource which,
on a selected basis, can be sold to a franchisee to generate additional
immediate cash flow and earnings while still maintaining future cash flows
and earnings through franchise rents and royalties.

     JACK IN THE BOX's current franchise agreement provides for an initial
franchise fee of $50,000 (formerly $25,000) per restaurant.  This agreement
generally provides for royalties of 5% (formerly 4%) of gross sales, a marketing
fee of 5% of gross sales (although some existing agreements provide for a 4%
rate) and a 20-year term.  In connection with the conversion of a
Company-operated restaurant, the restaurant equipment and the right to do
business at that location, known as "Trading Area Rights," are sold to the
franchisee, in most cases for cash.  The aggregate price is equal
to the negotiated fair market value of the restaurant as a going concern,
which depends on
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various factors including the history of the facility, its location and its cash
flow potential.  In addition, the land and building are leased or subleased to
the franchisee at a negotiated rent, generally equal to the greater of a
minimum base rent or a percentage of gross sales (typically 8 1/2%).  The
franchisee is required to pay property taxes, insurance and maintenance costs.

     Advertising and Promotion.  JACK IN THE BOX engages in substantial
marketing programs and activities.  Advertising costs are paid from a fund
created by the marketing fees paid by franchisees together with an amount
contributed each year by the Company equal to at least 5% of the gross sales of
its Company-operated restaurants.  JACK IN THE BOX's use of advertising media
is limited to regional and local campaigns both on spot television and radio
and in print media.  JACK IN THE BOX does not advertise nationally.
JACK IN THE BOX spent approximately $60 million on advertising and promotions
in fiscal 1996, including franchisee contributions.  JACK IN THE BOX's current
advertising campaign promotes new and established JACK IN THE BOX products on
an individual basis in a series of creative 30 second television and radio
spot advertisements.  The Company also allocated $1.7 million in 1996 for
local marketing purposes.  Franchisees are encouraged to, and generally do,
spend funds in addition to those expended by the Company for local marketing
programs.

     Employees.  At September 29, 1996, JACK IN THE BOX had approximately 24,800
employees, of whom 23,130 were restaurant employees, 420 were corporate
personnel, 300 were distribution employees and 950 were field management and
administrative personnel.  Employees are paid on an hourly basis, except
restaurant managers, corporate and field management, and administrative
personnel.  A majority of JACK IN THE BOX's restaurant employees are employed
on a part-time, hourly basis to provide services necessary during peak
periods of restaurant operations.  JACK IN THE BOX has not experienced any
significant work stoppages and believes its labor relations are good.

     JACK IN THE BOX competes in the job market for qualified employees and
believes its wage rates are comparable to those of its competitors.

Trademarks and Service Marks

     The JACK IN THE BOX name is of material importance to the Company and is a
registered trademark and service mark in the United States and in certain
foreign countries.  In addition, the Company has registered numerous service
marks and trademarks for use in its business, including the JACK IN THE BOX
logo, Breakfast Jack and Jumbo Jack names and Crescent Breakfast name and
design.

Competition and Markets

     In general, the restaurant business is highly competitive and is affected
by competitive changes in a geographic area, changes in the public's eating
habits and preferences and local and national economic conditions affecting
consumer spending habits, population trends and traffic patterns.  Key
competitive factors in the industry are the quality and value of the food
products offered, quality and speed of service, advertising, name
identification, restaurant location and attractiveness of facilities.

     Each JACK IN THE BOX restaurant competes directly and indirectly with a
large number of national and regional chain operators as well as with
locally-owned fast-food restaurants and coffee shops.  In selling franchises,
JACK IN THE BOX competes with many other restaurant franchisors, and some of
its competitors have substantially greater financial resources and higher total
sales volume.

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Regulation

     Each Company-operated and franchised restaurant is subject to regulation by
federal agencies and to licensing and regulation by state and local health,
sanitation, safety, fire and other departments.  Difficulties or failures in
obtaining any required licensing or approval could result in delays or
cancellations in the opening of new restaurants.

     The Company is also subject to federal and a substantial number of state
laws regulating the offer and sale of franchises.  Such laws impose registration
and disclosure requirements on franchisors in the offer and sale of
franchises and may also apply substantive standards, including limitations on
the ability of franchisors to terminate franchisees and alter franchise
arrangements, to the relationship between franchisor and franchisee.  The
Company believes it is operating in substantial compliance with applicable
laws and regulations governing its operations.

     The Company is subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act and various state
laws governing such matters as minimum wages, overtime and other working
conditions.  A significant number of the Company's food service personnel are
paid at rates related to the federal and state minimum wage, and accordingly,
increases in the minimum wage increase the Company's labor costs.

     In addition, various proposals which would require employers to provide
health insurance for all of their employees are being considered from
time-to-time in Congress and various states.  The imposition of any
requirement that the Company provide health insurance to all employees would
have a material adverse impact on the consolidated operations and financial
condition of the Company and the restaurant industry.

The Company is subject to certain guidelines under the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 and various state codes and regulations which
require restaurants to provide full and equal access to persons with physical
disabilities.  To comply with such laws and regulations, the cost of
remodeling and developing restaurants has increased, principally due to the
need to provide certain older restaurants with ramps, wider doors, enlarged
restrooms and other conveniences.

     The Company is also subject to various federal, state and local laws
regulating the discharge of materials into the environment.  The cost of
developing restaurants has increased as a result of the Company's compliance
with such laws.  Such costs relate primarily to the necessity of obtaining
more land, landscaping and below surface storm drainage and the cost of more
expensive equipment necessary to decrease the amount of effluent emitted into
the air and ground.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

     The Company wishes to caution readers that the forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the
Company. In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company is filing the following
cautionary statements identifying important factors that in some cases have
affected, and in the future could cause, the Company's actual results to
differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking
statements.

     In addition to factors discussed in this Form 10-K, among the other factors
that could cause the Company's results to differ materially are:  the
effectiveness and cost of advertising and promotional efforts; the degree of
success of the Company's new and unique product offerings; weather
conditions; difficulties in obtaining ingredients and variations in
ingredient costs; the Company's ability to control operating,
general and administrative costs and to raise prices sufficiently to offset
cost increases; the Company's ability to recognize value from any current or
future co-branding efforts; competitive products and pricing and promotions;
the impact of any wide-spread negative publicity; the impact on consumer eating
habits of new scientific information regarding diet, nutrition and health;
competition for labor; general economic conditions; changes in consumer tastes
and in travel and dining-out habits; the impact on operations and the costs to
comply with laws and regulations and other activities of governing entities;


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the costs and other effects of legal claims by franchisees, customers, vendors
and others, including settlement of those claims; and the effectiveness of
management strategies and decisions.

     There can be no assurance that the Company or its franchisees, domestic and
international, will achieve growth objectives or that new restaurants will be
profitable.  The opening and profitability of restaurants are subject to
various risk factors including the identification, availability and lease or
purchase terms of suitable sites, both traditional and non-traditional; the
ability of the Company and its franchisees to finance new restaurant
development;the ability to meet construction schedules, permitting and
regulatory compliance; and the sales and cost performance of the individual
new restaurants.

     The growth of JACK IN THE BOX restaurants outside the United States is
subject to a number of additional factors.  The Company has limited
experience with international franchise development.  The growth and
profitability of international restaurants are subject to the financial,
development and operational capabilities of franchisees, the franchisees'
ability to develop a support structure and adequately support subfranchisees,
the franchisees' adherence to the Company's operational standards, as well as
currency regulations and fluctuations.

     Because the Company's business is regional, with approximately 75% of its
company-operated and franchised restaurants located in the states of
California and Texas, the economic conditions and weather conditions
affecting those states may have a material impact upon the Company's results.
The Company has a substantial number of minimum wage employees and employees
who are paid at wage rates slightly above the minimum wage.  As
federal and/or state minimum wage rates increase, the Company may need
to increase not only the wages of its minimum wage employees but also the
wages paid to the employees at wage rates which are above minimum wage. If
competitive pressures or other factors prevent the Company from offsetting
the increased costs by increases in prices, the Company's profitability may
decline.

     The Company has been required under SFAS 109, because of operating losses
incurred over the past several years, to establish valuation allowances
against deferred tax assets recorded for net operating losses, tax credit
carryforwards and various other items.  Until there is sufficient available
evidence that the Company will be able to realize such deferred tax assets
through future taxable earnings, the Company's tax provision will be highly
sensitive to the expected annual level of earnings, the impact of the
alternative minimum tax under the Internal Revenue Code and the limited
current recognition of the deferred tax assets.  As a result of changing
expectations, the relationship of the Company's income tax provision to
pre-tax earnings will vary more significantly from quarter to quarter and
year to year than companies that have been continuously profitable.  However,
the Company's effective tax rates are likely to increase in the future.

     The Company is highly leveraged.  Its substantial indebtedness may limit
the Company's ability to respond to changing business and economic conditions.
The contracts under which the Company acquired its debt impose significant
operating and financial restrictions which limit the Company's ability to
borrow money, sell assets or make capital expenditures or investments without
the approval of certain lenders.  In addition to cash flows generated by
operations, other financing alternatives may be required in order to repay
the Company's substantial debt as it comes due.  There can be no assurance that
the Company will be able to refinance its debt or obtain additional financing
or that any such financing will be on terms favorable to the Company.

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ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES
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     At September 29, 1996, Foodmaker owned 538 JACK IN THE BOX restaurant
buildings, including 326 located on land covered by ground leases.  In
addition, it leased 620 restaurants where both the land and building are
leased.  Some of these restaurants are operated by franchisees.  The
remaining lease terms of ground leases range from approximately one year to
49 years, including renewal option periods.  The remaining lease terms of
Foodmaker's other leases range from approximately one year to 40 years,
including renewal option periods.  In addition, at September 29, 1996,
franchisees directly owned or leased 112 restaurants.

                                            Company-    Franchise-
                                            operated     operated       Total
                                           restaurants  restaurants  restaurants
                                           -----------  -----------  -----------
Company-owned restaurant buildings:
  On Company-owned land . . . . . . . . . .    141           71          212
  On ground-leased land . . . . . . . . . .    277           49          326
   Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    418          120          538
Company-leased restaurant buildings
  on leased land . . . . . . . . . . .  . .    461          159          620
Franchise directly-owned or directly-leased
  restaurant buildings. . . . . . . . . . .     --          112          112
                                               ---          ---        -----
Total restaurant buildings. . . . . . . . .    879          391        1,270
                                               ===          ===        =====

     The Company's leases generally provide for the payment of fixed rentals
(with cost-of-living index adjustments) plus real estate taxes, insurance and
other expenses; in addition, many of the leases provide for contingent rentals
of between 2% and 10% of the restaurant's gross sales.  The Company has
generally been able to renew its restaurant leases as they expire at then
current market rates.  At September 29, 1996, the leases had initial terms
expiring as follows:

                                                         Number of restaurants
                                                         ---------------------
    Years initial                                                     Land and
     lease term                                           Ground      building
      expires                                             leases       leases
     ---------                                            ------      --------
     1997-2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      114          124
     2002-2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      112          181
     2007-2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       63          241
     2012 and later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       37           74
                                                           ---          ---
                                                           326          620
                                                           ===          ===

     In addition, the Company owns its principal executive offices in San Diego,
California, consisting of approximately 150,000 square feet.

     The Company owns one warehouse and leases an additional seven with
remaining terms ranging from one year to 21 years, including renewal option
periods.

     Substantially all the Company's real and personal property are pledged as
collateral for various components of the Company's long-term debt.

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ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
         -----------------
     Various claims and legal proceedings are pending against the Company in a
federal court and in state courts in the state of Washington, seeking
monetary damages for personal injuries relating to the outbreak of food-borne
illness (the "Outbreak") attributed to hamburgers served at JACK IN THE BOX
restaurants.  The Company, in consultation with its insurance carriers and
attorneys, does not anticipate that the total liability on all such lawsuits
and claims will exceed the coverage available under its applicable insurance
policies.

     The Company is engaged in litigation with the Vons Companies, Inc. ("Vons")
and other suppliers seeking reimbursement for all damages, costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the Outbreak.  The initial litigation was filed
by the Company on February 4, 1993.  Vons has filed cross-complaints against
the Company and others alleging certain contractual, indemnification and tort
liabilities; seeking damages in unspecified amounts and a declaration of the
rights and obligations of the parties.  The claims of the parties arise out
of two separate lawsuits which have been consolidated and are now set for
trial in the Los Angeles Superior Court, Los Angeles, California in July
1997.

     On April 6, 1996 an action was filed by one of the Company's international
franchisees, Wolsey, Ltd., in the United States District Court in San Diego,
California against the Company and its directors, its international
franchising subsidiary, and certain officers of the Company and others.  The
complaint alleges certain contractual, tort and law violations related to the
franchisees' development rights in the Far East and seeks damages in excess
of $25 million, injunctive relief, attorneys fees and costs.  The Company has
successfully dismissed portions of the complaint, including the single claim
alleging wrongdoing by the Company's outside directors.  Management believes
the remaining allegations are without foundation and intends to vigorously
defend the action.

     On November 5, 1996 an action was filed by the "National JIB Franchisee
Association, Inc." (the "Association") and several of the Company's
franchisees in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego in San
Diego, California, against the Company and others.  The lawsuit alleges that
certain Company policies are unfair business practices and violate sections
of the California Corporations Code regarding material modifications of
franchise agreements and interfere with franchisees' right of association.
It seeks injunctive relief, a declaration of the rights and duties of the
parties, unspecified damages and recission of alleged material modifications
of plaintiffs' franchise agreements.  The complaint also alleges fraud,
breach of a fiduciary duty and breach of a third party beneficiary contract
in connection with certain payments that the Company received from suppliers
and seeks unspecified damages, interest, punitive damages and an accounting.
Management believes that its policies are lawful and that it has satisfied
any obligation to its franchisees in regard to such supplier payments.

     On December 10, 1996, a suit was filed by the Company's Mexican licensee,
Foodmex, Inc., in the United States District Court in San Diego, California
against the Company and its international franchising subsidiary.  Foodmex
formerly operated several JACK IN THE BOX franchise restaurants in Mexico, but
its licenses were terminated by the Company for, among other reasons, chronic
insolvency and failure to meet operational standards.  Foodmex's suit alleges
wrongful termination of its master license, breach of contract and unfair
competition and seeks an injunction to prohibit termination of its license as
well as unspecified monetary damages.  The Company believes its termination of
the Foodmex license was proper, and that there is no merit to the Foodmex
claims.  The Company intends to vigorously defend the action.

     On February 2, 1995, an action by Christina Jorgensen was filed against the
Company in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, California alleging that
restrooms at a JACK IN THE BOX restaurant failed to comply with laws
regarding disabled persons and seeking damages in unspecified amounts,
punitive damages, injunctive relief, attorneys fees and prejudment interest. 
In an amended complaint damages are also sought on behalf of all physically
disabled persons who have been denied access to restrooms at the restaurant. 
A motion has been filed, but has not been heard, to permit the lawsuit to
proceed as a class action and to include all Company-operated restaurants.

     The amount of liability from the claims and actions described above cannot
be determined with certainty, but in the opinion of management, based in part
upon advice from legal counsel, the ultimate liability from all pending

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legal proceedings, asserted legal claims and known potential legal claims which
are probable of assertion should not materially affect the consolidated
financial position of the Company.

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
         ---------------------------------------------------
     No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter ended September 29, 1996.

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
     The following table sets forth the high and low closing sales prices for
the common stock during the quarters indicated, as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions:

                16 weeks ended                   12 weeks ended
                                 --------------------------------------------
                 Jan. 22, 1995   Apr. 16, 1995    July 9, 1995   Oct. 1, 1995
                 -------------   -------------    ------------   ------------
  High . . . . .      5 5/8           4 3/8           5 5/8          6 7/8
  Low. . . . . .      3 7/8           3 3/8           3 7/8          5 1/4


                16 weeks ended                   12 weeks ended
                                 ----------------------------------------------
                 Jan. 21, 1996   Apr. 14, 1996    July 7, 1996   Sept. 29, 1996
                 -------------   -------------    ------------   --------------
  High . . . . .      6 1/8           7 3/4           8 7/8           10 1/8
  Low. . . . . .        5             5 7/8           6 7/8            6 3/4


     Foodmaker has not paid any cash or other dividends (other than the
issuance of the Rights) during its last two fiscal years and does not anticipate
paying dividends in the foreseeable future.  The Company's credit agreements
prohibit and its public debt instruments restrict the Company's right to
declare or pay dividends or make other distributions with respect to shares of
its capital stock.

     As of September 29, 1996, there were approximately 800 holders of record.

                                    -10-


ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
         -----------------------
     The selected data presented in the following table summarizes certain
consolidated financial information concerning the Company and is derived from
financial statements which have been audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP,
independent certified public accountants.  Chi-Chi's results of operations
are included through January 27, 1994, the date of Chi-Chi's sale.  The
capital structure  changed as the result of the 1992 recapitalization of the
Company.  The Company's fiscal year is 52 or 53 weeks, ending the Sunday
closest to September 30.




                                        52 weeks        52 weeks        52 weeks        53 weeks        52 weeks
                                          ended           ended           ended           ended           ended
Statement of Operations Data:            9/26/95         10/1/95         10/2/94         10/3/93         9/27/92
- -----------------------------            -------         -------         -------         -------         -------
                                                                                        
Revenues:
  Restaurant sales. . . . . . . . . .  $  892,029      $  804,084      $  843,038      $1,088,269      $1,061,904
  Distribution sales. . . . . . . . .     132,421         179,689         171,711         108,546         104,041
  Franchise rents and royalties . . .      34,048          32,530          33,740          35,232          38,803
  Other revenues. . . . . . . . . . .       4,324           2,413           4,837           8,680          14,585
                                       ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------
  Total revenues. . . . . . . . . . .   1,062,822       1,018,716       1,053,326       1,240,727       1,219,333
                                       ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------
Costs of revenues (1) . . . . . . . .     919,211         903,479         950,952       1,147,157       1,018,330
Equity in loss of FRI (2) . . . . . .          --          57,188           2,108              --              --
Selling, general and administrative
 expenses (3) . . . . . . . . . . . .      72,134          78,044          78,323         102,183          89,834
Interest expense. . . . . . . . . . .      46,126          48,463          55,201          57,586          72,455
                                       ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
 (benefit), extraordinary item, and
 cumulative effect of changes in
 accounting principles. . . . . . . .      25,351         (68,458)        (33,258)        (66,199)         38,714
Income taxes (benefit). . . . . . . .       5,300             500           3,010         (22,071)         16,818
                                       ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------
Earnings (loss) before extraordinary
 item and cumulative effect of
 changes in accounting principles . .      20,051         (68,958)        (36,268)        (44,128)         21,896
Extraordinary item - loss on early
 extinguishment of debt, net of
 income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . .          --              --          (3,302)             --         (63,651)
Cumulative effect on prior years of
 adopting SFAS 106 and SFAS 109 . . .          --              --              --         (53,980)             --
                                       ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------
Net earnings (loss) . . . . . . . . .  $   20,051      $  (68,958)     $  (39,570)     $  (98,108)     $  (41,755)
                                       ==========      ==========      ==========      ==========      ==========
Earnings (loss) per share before
 extraordinary item and cumulative
 effect of changes in accounting
 principles . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $      .51      $    (1.77)     $     (.94)     $    (1.15)     $      .67
Earnings (loss) per share . . . . . .  $      .51      $    (1.77)     $    (1.03)     $    (2.55)     $    (1.28)

Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):
- -------------------------------------
Current assets. . . . . . . . . . . .  $  96,476       $   97,889      $  107,486      $   93,534      $  106,311
Current liabilities . . . . . . . . .    147,063          132,017         140,238         202,194         153,851
Total assets. . . . . . . . . . . . .    653,638          662,674         740,285         897,280         915,487
Long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . .    396,340          440,219         447,822         500,460         501,083
Stockholders' equity. . . . . . . . .     51,384           31,253         100,051         139,132         246,933
- -------------------------------------
<FN>
  <F1> Reflects a provision of $44.5 million for the year ended October 3, 1993 to cover franchisee settlements
       and associated costs related to the Outbreak of food-borne illness.
  <F2> Reflects the complete write-off of the Company's $57.2 million investment in Family Restaurants, Inc.
       for the year ended October 1, 1995.
  <F3> Includes the recognition of an $8 million stockholders' lawsuit settlement for the year ended October 1,
       1995.
</FN>


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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
         OF OPERATIONS
         -------------

Results of Operations

     All comparisons under this heading between 1996, 1995 and 1994 refer to
the 52-week periods ended September 29, 1996, October 1, 1995 and October 2,
1994, respectively, unless otherwise indicated.  On January 27, 1994, the
Company contributed its entire Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant chain to FRI in
exchange for a 39% equity interest in FRI and other consideration, including
cash, debt assumption and a warrant to acquire additional shares as described
in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.  The 1996 and 1995
consolidated statements of operations, therefore, do not include Chi-Chi's
results of operations and 1994 only includes Chi-Chi's for the first fiscal
quarter, while it was a subsidiary of the Company.

Revenues

     JACK IN THE BOX Company-operated restaurant sales were $892.0 million,
$804.1 million and $719.8 million in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.  The
sales improvements from the prior year of $87.9 million, or 10.9%, in 1996
and $84.3 million, or 11.7%, in 1995 reflect increases in both per store
average sales and in the average number of restaurants.  Per store average
("PSA") sales for comparable restaurants increased compared to the prior year
7.2% in 1996 and 3.5% in 1995.  Sales improved under the Company's two-tier
marketing strategy offering customers premium sandwiches and hamburgers as well
as value-priced product alternatives and which features a compelling
advertising campaign.  The average number of Company-operated restaurants were
868, 839 and 761 in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.  Chi-Chi's restaurant
sales were $123.2 million in the first quarter of 1994.

     Distribution sales of food and supplies were $132.4 million, $179.7
million and $171.7 million in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
Distribution sales to franchise-operated restaurants decreased $31.3 million
to $67.3 million in 1996 from $98.6 million in 1995 as JACK IN THE BOX
franchisees transitioned to their recently-formed purchasing cooperative
which contracts with another supplier for distribution services.  Most
franchisees have elected to participate in the cooperative, which has and
will result in a substantial decline in distribution sales.  The loss of
these extremely low profit margin sales is not expected to have a material
effect on the profits of the Company.  Distribution sales to FRI and others
have also declined $16.0 million to $65.1 million in 1996 from $81.1 million
in 1995.  The $8.0 million sales improvement in 1995 as compared to 1994 is
primarily due to recording sales to Chi-Chi's restaurants in the first
quarter of 1995 and excluding them as intercompany sales in the same quarter
of 1994 since Chi-Chi's was a subsidiary of the Company at that time.

     JACK IN THE BOX franchise rents and royalties were $34.0 million, $32.5
million and $33.6 million in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively, at just
slightly more than 10% of sales of franchise-operated restaurants in each of
those years.  Franchise restaurant sales increased approximately 5% to $337.0
million in 1996 from $319.6 million in 1995, principally due to PSA sales
increases at domestic franchise-operated restaurants, which were also helped
by the marketing initiatives that contributed to sales improvements at
Company-operated restaurants.  Franchise restaurant sales declined
approximately 3% in 1995 from $330.1 million in 1994, as PSA sales increases
in 1995 were insufficient to offset a 6.5% decrease in the average number of
franchise-operated restaurants due to the Company's acquisition from
franchisees of 42 restaurants in 1995 and 44 restaurants in 1994.  Chi-Chi's
franchise rents and royalties were $.1 million in the first quarter of 1994.

     JACK IN THE BOX other revenues, which include interest income on
investments and notes, as well as franchise development fees, were $4.3
million, $2.4 million and $4.3 million in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
Other revenues were greater in 1996 and 1994 principally due to interest
earned on higher levels of invested cash in those years.  Chi-Chi's other
revenues were $.5 million in the first quarter of 1994.

Costs and Expenses

     JACK IN THE BOX restaurant costs of sales, which include food and
packaging costs, were $291.0 million, $258.6 million and $234.3 million in
1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.  As a percent of restaurant sales, cost of
sales were
                                    -12-


32.6% in 1996, 32.2% in 1995 and 32.6% in 1994.  Restaurant costs
of sales percentages increased in 1996 compared to 1995 principally due to
higher packaging costs and declined in 1995 compared to 1994 principally due
to favorable ingredient costs.  Chi-Chi's restaurant costs of sales were
$32.7 million in the first quarter of 1994.

     JACK IN THE BOX restaurant operating costs were $478.0 million, $447.2
million and $414.6 million in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.  As a
percent of restaurant sales, operating costs were 53.6% in 1996, 55.6% in
1995 and 57.6% in 1994, declining each year principally due to labor
efficiencies and lower percentages of occupancy and other operating expenses.
While occupancy and other operating expenses increase with the addition of
each new restaurant, such expenses for existing restaurants have increased at
a slower rate than the increase in PSA restaurant sales.  Chi-Chi's
restaurant operating costs were $80.7 million in the first quarter of 1994.

     Costs of distribution sales were $130.2 million in 1996, $175.7 million
in 1995 and $165.8 million in 1994, reflecting the changes in distribution
sales.  Costs of distribution sales have increased as a percent of
distribution sales to 98.4% in 1996 from 97.8% in 1995 and 96.6% in 1994.
Decreases in distribution margins are due primarily to the effect of the loss
of franchise business and declining sales to Chi-Chi's.

     JACK IN THE BOX franchised restaurant costs, which consist principally
of rents and depreciation on properties leased to franchisees and other
miscellaneous costs, were $20.0 million, $21.9 million and $22.7 million in
1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.  The decline in such costs reflects a
decrease in the average number of franchise-operated restaurants to 388 in
1996 from 395 in 1995 and 423 in 1994.  Chi-Chi's franchised restaurant costs
were $.1 million in the first quarter of 1994.

     JACK IN THE BOX selling, general and administrative expenses were $72.1
million, $78.0 million and $69.2 million in 1996, 1995 and 1994,
respectively.  Advertising and promotion costs have declined progressively as
a percent of restaurant sales to 5.3% in 1996 from 5.6% in 1995 and 6.0% in
1994, as the Company reduced its extra contributions to the marketing fund and
its use of local promotions. In 1996 the Company received from suppliers
cooperative advertising funds of $4.8 million, or 0.5% of revenues, which
formerly had been contributed directly to the marketing fund.  In 1995
general, administrative and other costs include an $8.0 million litigation
settlement with stockholders and a $1.9 million gain on the curtailment of
postretirement benefits, a net increase to such expenses of $6.1 million, or
0.6% of revenues.  Excluding the above items, general, administrative and
other costs as a percent of revenues were approximately 2.8% of revenues in
each year.  Chi-Chi's selling, general and administrative expenses were
$9.1 million in the first quarter of 1994.

     Interest expense was $46.1 million, $48.5 million and $55.2 million in
1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.  Interest expense decreased from the prior
year by $2.4 million in 1996 and $6.7 million in 1995, principally due to a
reduction in total debt outstanding and lower other financing costs.  Total
debt at September 29, 1996 was $398.2 million compared to $533.6 million at
the beginning of fiscal year 1994.  Interest expense in 1996 reflects
interest savings associated with the early retirement of $42.8
million of the Company's 14 1/4% senior subordinated notes, due in May 1998.
With the sale of Chi-Chi's in 1994, the Company eliminated Chi-Chi's debt and
used proceeds from the sale to repay the bank credit line, the 13 1/2% senior
notes and the 12 3/4% senior notes.

     The 1996 tax provision reflects the effective annual tax rate of 21% of
pretax earnings.  The low effective annual income tax rate results from the
Company's ability to realize previously unrecognized tax benefits.  Although
the Company incurred a loss in 1995, income taxes of $.5 million were
provided due to required minimum taxes and the Company's inability to
recognize the benefit from the carryover of losses to future years under
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 109, Accounting for
Income Taxes.  Considering the sale of Chi-Chi's combined with the Company's
losses, the rules under SFAS 109 required the Company to provide in 1994 a
non-cash valuation allowance of approximately $14.0 million for previously
recognized tax benefits, resulting in income tax expense of $3.0 million in
1994, rather than a tax benefit related to the pretax loss.

     In 1994 the Company incurred an extraordinary loss of $5.1 million, less
income tax benefits of $1.8 million, on the early extinguishment of senior
notes and the debt outstanding under its then existing bank credit facility,
which was then terminated.

                                    -13-


Liquidity and Capital Resources

     Cash and cash equivalents increased $6.1 million to $42.0 million at
September 29, 1996 from $35.9 million at the beginning of the fiscal year.
The cash increase reflects cash flow from operations of $84.1 million in
1996, principal payments on debt of $44.7 million and capital expenditures of
$33.2 million.

     The Company's working capital deficit increased $16.5 million to $50.6
million at September 29, 1996 from $34.1 million at the end of 1995,
principally due to increases in insurance, advertising and payroll
liabilities and a decline in accounts receivable as franchisees transitioned
to another distributor and repaid other obligations to the Company.  The
Company, and the restaurant industry in general, maintain relatively low
levels of receivables and inventories and vendors grant trade credit for
purchases such as food and supplies.  The Company also continually invests in
its business through the addition of new units and refurbishment of existing
units, which are reflected as long-term assets and not as part of working
capital.

     Total debt outstanding declined $43.9 million to $398.2 million at
September 29, 1996 from $442.1 million at October 1, 1995.  On May 15, 1996,
the Company used $43.5 million of available cash to prepay the 14 q% senior
subordinated notes due in May 1998.

     The Company's revolving bank credit agreement, which was amended and
restated March 15, 1996, expires December 31, 1998 and provides for a credit
facility of up to $60 million, including letters of credit of up to $25
million.  At September 29, 1996, the Company had no borrowings and
approximately $50.9 million of unused credit under the agreement.  The
Company is subject to a number of covenants under its various credit
agreements including limitations on additional borrowings, capital
expenditures, lease commitments and dividend payments, and requirements to
maintain certain financial ratios, cash flows and net worth.  Substantially
all of the Company's real estate and machinery and equipment is pledged to
its lenders under the credit agreement and other secured notes.

     The Company's primary sources of liquidity are expected to be cash flows
from operations, the revolving bank credit facility, and the sale and
leaseback of restaurant properties.  An additional potential source of
liquidity is the conversion of Company-operated restaurants to franchised
restaurants.  The Company requires capital principally to grow the business
through new restaurant construction, as well as to maintain, improve and
refurbish existing restaurants, and for general operating purposes.

     Based upon current levels of operations and anticipated growth, the
Company expects that sufficient cash flows will be generated from operations
so that, combined with other financing alternatives available, including
utilization of cash on hand, the bank credit facility and the sale and
leaseback of restaurants, the Company will be able to meet all of its debt
service, capital expenditure and working capital requirements.

     On August 7, 1992, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized the
purchase of up to 2 million shares of the Company's outstanding common stock
in the open market, for an aggregate amount not to exceed $20 million.  At
September 29, 1996, the Company had acquired 1,412,654 shares for an
aggregate cost of $14.5 million, none of which were acquired in 1996.

Seasonality

     The Company's restaurant sales and profitability are subject to seasonal
fluctuations and are traditionally higher during the spring and summer months
because of factors such as increased travel and improved weather conditions
which affect the public's dining habits.

                                    -14-


New Accounting Standards

     In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 121,
Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets
to Be Disposed Of, effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
1995.  SFAS 121 requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived
assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the
undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less
than the assets' carrying amount.  SFAS 121 also addresses the accounting for
long-lived assets that are expected to be disposed of.  The Company does not
believe, based on current circumstances, the effect of adoption of SFAS 121
will be material.

     In October 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1995.  SFAS 123 establishes the fair value based method of
accounting for stock-based compensation arrangements, under which
compensation cost is determined using the fair value of the stock option at
the grant date and the number of options vested, and is recognized over the
periods in which the related services are rendered.  The Company plans to
retain its current intrinsic value based method, as allowed by SFAS 123, and
will be required to disclose the pro forma effect of adopting the fair value
based method.

ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
         -------------------------------------------

     The consolidated financial statements and related financial information
required to be filed are indexed on page F-1 and are incorporated herein.

ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
         ---------------------------------------------------------------
         FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
         --------------------

     Not applicable.


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                                  PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
         --------------------------------------------------

     The following table provides certain information about each of the
Company's current directors and executive officers as of January 1, 1997:

       Name                     Age     Position with the Company(6)
       ----                     ---     ----------------------------
Robert J. Nugent(1)              55     President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                         Director
Charles W. Duddles               56     Executive Vice President, Chief
                                        Financial  Officer, Chief Administrative
                                        Officer and Director
Kenneth R. Williams              54     Executive Vice President, Marketing and
                                        Operations
Lawrence E. Schauf               51     Executive Vice President, Corporate
                                        Counsel and Corporate Secretary
William E. Rulon                 64     Senior Vice President
Donald C. Blough                 48     Vice President, Management Information
                                         Systems
Bruce N. Bowers                  50     Vice President, Purchasing and
                                         Distribution
Carlo E. Cetti                   52     Vice President, Human Resources and
                                         Strategic Planning
Bradford R. Haley                38     Vice President, Marketing
                                         Communications
William F. Motts                 53     Vice President, Restaurant Development
Paul L. Schultz                  42     Vice President, Operations
David M. Theno, Ph.D.            46     Vice President, Quality Assurance,
                                         Research and Development and
                                         Product Safety
Linda A. Vaughan                 38     Vice President, New Products and
                                         Promotions
Darwin J. Weeks                  50     Vice President, Controller and
                                         Chief Accounting Officer
Jack W. Goodall(1)(3)            58     Chairman of the Board
Michael E. Alpert                54     Director
Paul T. Carter(2)                74     Director
Edward Gibbons(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)    60     Director
Leonard I. Green(2)(3)(4)(5)     63     Director
L. Robert Payne(2)(5)            63     Director
Christopher V. Walker            50     Director
- ----------------------------------
(1)  Member of the Executive Committee.
(2)  Member of the Audit Committee.
(3)  Member of the Compensation Committee.
(4)  Member of the Stock Option Committee.
(5)  Member of the Investment Committee.
(6)  Directors and officers are elected annually.  Each director and officer
     holds his office until his successor has been elected and qualified or
     until he resigns or is removed.

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     Mr. Nugent has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
since April 1996.  He was Executive Vice President of the Company from
February 1985 to April 1996 and President and Chief Operating Officer of the
JACK IN THE BOX Division of the Company from May 1988 to April 1996.  He has
been a director since February 1988.

     Mr. Duddles has been Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative
Officer of the Company since May 1988.  He has been Chief Financial Officer
of the Company since October 1985 and was Senior Vice President from October
1985 to May 1988.  He was previously Vice President and Controller of the
Company from August 1979 to July 1981 and Senior Vice President, Finance and
Administration from August 1981 to October 1985.  He has been a director
since February 1988.  

     Mr. Williams has been Executive Vice President of the Company since
May 1996.  He was Senior Vice President of the Company from January 1993 to
May 1996 and Executive Vice President of Marketing and Operations, 
JACK IN THE BOX Division from November 1994 to May 1996.  He was Executive
Vice President of Operations, JACK IN THE BOX Division from May 1988 until
November 1994.  He was temporarily President and Chief Executive Officer of
Chi-Chi's from June 1992 to January 1993.  He was previously Vice President
of the Company and Vice President, Operations-Division I from January 1985
to May 1988.

     Mr. Schauf has been Executive Vice President, Corporate Counsel and
Corporate Secretary of the Company since August 1996.  Prior to joining
Foodmaker he was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of
Wendy's International, Inc. from February 1991 to August 1996.  He was
previously Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Wendy's
International, Inc. from September 1987 to February 1991.

     Mr. Rulon has been Senior Vice President of the Company since October 1985.
He was Secretary of the Company from October 1985 to August 1996 and was
previously Secretary and Treasurer of the Company from March 1976 to July
1981 and Senior Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer from July 1981 to
October 1985.  Mr. Rulon is also a trustee of Income Managers Trust,
Neuberger & Berman Income Funds and Neuberger & Berman Income Trust.

     Mr. Blough has been Vice President, Management Information Systems of the
Company since August 1993 and was previously Division Vice President, Systems
Development from June 1990 to August 1993 and Director of Systems Development
and POS Support from December 1984 to June 1990.  

     Mr. Bowers has been Vice President, Purchasing and Distribution of the
Company, since April 1982 and previously held various other positions with
the Company relating to manufacturing, purchasing and distribution from
September 1975 to April 1982.

     Mr. Cetti has been Vice President, Human Resources and Strategic Planning
of the Company since March 1994.  He was previously Vice President, Training
and Risk Management, from December 1992 to March 1994, Division Vice President,
Training and Risk Control from October 1991 to December 1992 and Director of
Management and Franchise Training from April 1981 to October 1991.

     Mr. Haley has been Vice President of the Company and Vice President of
Marketing Communications of JACK IN THE BOX Division since February 1995.  He
was previously Division Vice President, Marketing Communications from October
1992 until February 1995.  Prior to joining Foodmaker, he was a marketing
consultant, principally on the development of new retail food products, from
November 1991 to October 1992.  

     Mr. Motts has been Vice President of the Company and Vice President of
Restaurant Development of JACK IN THE BOX Division since September 1988.  He
was Division Vice President, Restaurant Construction from August 1984 through
August 1988 and was Director, Restaurant Construction from April 1983 to
August 1984.

     Mr. Schultz has been Vice President of the Company since May 1988 and Vice
President of Operations, JACK IN THE BOX Division since November 1994.  He
was Vice President of Domestic Franchising, JACK IN THE BOX Division from
October 1993 until November 1994.  He was previously Vice President of JACK
IN THE BOX
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Operations-Division I from May 1988 to October 1993, temporarily Vice President
of JACK IN THE BOX Operations and Domestic Franchising from June 1992 to January
1993, Regional Manager of Los Angeles from August 1985 to May 1988.

     Dr. Theno has been Vice President, Quality Assurance, Research and
Development and Product Safety of the Company since April 1994.  He was Vice
President, Quality Assurance and Product Safety from March 1993 to April
1994.  Prior to joining Foodmaker, he was previously Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer of Theno & Associates, Inc., an agribusiness
consulting firm, from January 1990 to March 1993 and Director of Technical
Services for Foster Farms from March 1982 to December 1989.  

     Ms. Vaughan has been Vice President, New Product and Promotions of the
Company since February 1996.  She was Division Vice President, New Products
and Promotions from November 1994 until February 1996.  Previously, she was
Manager, Product Marketing from October 1993 until November 1994 and Manager
Franchise Analysis from November 1992 to October 1993.  She was Senior
Financial Analyst, Franchise Analysis, from October 1991 until November 1992.

     Mr. Weeks has been Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
of the Company since August 1995 and was previously Division Vice President and
Assistant Controller for the Company from April 1982 through July 1995.

     Mr. Goodall has been Chairman of the Board since October 1985.  For more
than five years prior to his retirement in April 1996, he was President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  Mr. Goodall is a director of Van Camp
Seafood Company, Inc., Thrifty Payless, Inc. and Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

     Mr. Alpert has been a director of the Company since August 1992.
Mr. Alpert was a partner in the San Diego Office of the law firm of Gibson,
Dunn & Crutcher for more than 5 years prior to his retirement on August 1, 1992.
He is currently Advisory Counsel to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  Gibson, Dunn &
Crutcher provides legal services from time to time to the Company.

     Mr. Carter has been a director of the Company since June 1991.  Mr. Carter
has been an insurance consultant for the Government Division of Corroon &
Black Corporation since February 1987.  From February 1987 until December
1990, he was also a consultant to the San Diego Unified School District on
insurance matters.  He retired in February 1987 as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Corroon & Black Corporation, Southwestern Region and as
Director and Senior Vice President of Corroon & Black Corporation, New York.

     Mr. Gibbons has been a director of the Company since October 1985 and has
been a general partner of Gibbons, Goodwin, van Amerongen ("GGvA"), successor
to Gibbons, Green, van Amerongen ("Gibbons Green"), an investment banking
firm specializing in management buyouts, for more than five years preceding
the date hereof.  Mr. Gibbons is also a director of Robert Half
International, Inc.

     Mr. Green has been a director of the Company since October 1985 and has
been a general partner of Leonard Green & Partners, an investment firm, since
June 1989.  For more than five years preceding that date, he was a partner of
Gibbons Green.  Mr. Green is also a director of Big 5 Corporation, Carr-
Gottstein Foods Co., Communications & Power Industries, Inc. and Horace Mann
Educators Corporation.

     Mr. Payne has been a director of the Company since August 1986.  He has
been President and Chief Executive Officer of Multi-Ventures, Inc. since 
February 1976 and was Chairman of the Board of Grossmont Bank, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Bancomer, S.A., from February 1974 until October 1995. 
Multi-Ventures, Inc. is a real estate development and investment company that
is also the managing partner of the San Diego Mission Valley Hilton and the
Hanalei Hotel.  He was a principal in the Company prior to its acquisition by
its former parent Ralston Purina Company in 1968.

     Mr. Walker has been a director of the Company since February 1988.  Mr.
Walker has been a Managing Director of Trust Company of the West since April
1995.  He was a general partner of Leonard Green & Partners, an

                                    -18-


investment firm from September 1989 until March 1995.  He was associated with
Gibbons Green from November 1985 and was a partner thereof from January 1989
until September 1989.

     That portion of Foodmaker's definitive Proxy Statement appearing under the
captions "Information About the Board of Directors and Committees of the
Board" and "Nonconforming Securities and Exchange Commission Filings" to be
filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after
September 29, 1996 and to be used in connection with its 1997 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders is hereby incorporated by reference.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
         ----------------------

     That portion of Foodmaker's definitive Proxy Statement appearing under the
caption "Executive Compensation" to be filed with the Commission pursuant to
Regulation 14A within 120 days after September 29, 1996 and to be used in
connection with its 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is hereby
incorporated by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
         --------------------------------------------------------------

     That portion of Foodmaker's definitive Proxy Statement appearing under the
caption "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" to
be filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after
September 29, 1996 and to be used in connection with its 1997 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders is hereby incorporated by reference.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
         ----------------------------------------------

     That portion of Foodmaker's definitive Proxy Statement appearing under the
caption "Certain Transactions" to be filed with the Commission pursuant to
Regulation 14A within 120 days after September 29, 1996 and to be used in
connection with its 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is hereby
incorporated by reference.

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
         ---------------------------------------------------------------

ITEM 14(a)(1)  Financial Statements.  See the index to consolidated financial
statements on page F-1 of this report.

ITEM 14(a)(2)  Financial Statement Schedules.  Not applicable.

                                    -19-


ITEM 14(a)(3)  Exhibits.

Number          Description
- ------          -----------
3.1             Restated Certificate of Incorporation
3.2             Restated Bylaws(8)
4.2             Indenture for the 9 1/4% Senior Notes due 1999(4)
4.3             Indenture for the 9 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2002(4)

                (Instruments with respect to the registrant's long-term debt not
                in excess of 10% of the total assets of the registrant and its
                subsidiaries on a consolidated basis have been omitted.  The
                registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any such
                instrument to the Commission upon request.)

10.1            Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
                March 15, 1996, as amended as of April 5, 1996 by the Agreement
                to Add Banks, among Foodmaker, Inc. and the Banks named
                therein(7)
10.1.1          First Amendment dated as of November 26, 1996 to the Amended
                and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March 15,
                1996, as amended as of April 5, 1996 by the Agreement to Add
                Banks, among Foodmaker, Inc. and the Banks named therein
10.2            Purchase Agreements dated as of January 22, 1987 between
                Foodmaker, Inc. and FFCA/IIP 1985 Property Company and FFCA/IIP
                1986 Property Company(1)
10.3            Land Purchase Agreements dated as of February 18, 1987, by and
                between Foodmaker, Inc. and FFCA/IPI 1984 Property Company and
                FFCA/IPI 1985 Property Company and Letter Agreement relating
                thereto(1)
10.4            1992 Employee Stock Incentive Plan(3)
10.5            Capital Accumulation Plan for Executives(2)
10.6            Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan(2)
10.7            Performance Bonus Plan(5)
10.8            Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Management Directors(6)
10.9            Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan(6)
10.10           Form of Compensation and Benefits Assurance Agreement for
                Executives
23.1            Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
27              Financial Data Schedule (included only with electronic filing)
- -----------------
  (1)  Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference from registrant's
       Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-10763) filed
       February 24, 1987.
  (2)  Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference from registrant's
       Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1990.
  (3)  Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference from registrant's
       Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 19, 1992.
  (4)  Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference from registrant's
       Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 12, 1992.
  (5)  Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference from registrant's
       Annual Report on form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 1992.
  (6)  Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference from registrant's
       Definitive Proxy Statement dated January 17, 1995 for the Annual Meeting
       of Stockholders on February 17, 1995.
  (7)  Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference from registrant's
       Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 14, 1996.
  (8)  Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference from registrant's
       Current Report on Form 8-K as of July 26, 1996.

                                    -20-



ITEM 14(b)  During the fourth quarter ended September 29, 1996, the Company
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a report on Form 8-K under
item 5 thereof, the amendment of the Bylaws of the Company and the adoption
of a Stockholder Rights Plan.

ITEM 14(c)  All required exhibits are filed herein or incorporated by
reference as described in Item 14(a)(3).

ITEM 14(d)  All supplemental schedules are omitted as inapplicable or because
the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements
or notes thereto.

                                    -21-


                                  SIGNATURES
                                  ----------

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                  FOODMAKER, INC.

                                  By: CHARLES W. DUDDLES
                                      ---------------------
                                      Charles W. Duddles
                                      Executive Vice President,
                                      Chief Financial Officer, Chief
                                      Administrative Officer and Director
                                      Date:  December 23, 1996

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


   Signature               Title                                   Date
   ---------               -----                                   ----
JACK W. GOODALL         Chairman of the Board                 December 23, 1996
- ----------------------
Jack W. Goodall

ROBERT J. NUGENT        President, Chief Executive Officer    December 23, 1996
- ----------------------  and Director
Robert J. Nugent        (Principal Executive Officer)

CHARLES W. DUDDLES      Executive Vice President,             December 23, 1996
- ----------------------  Chief Financial Officer, Chief
Charles W. Duddles      Administrative Officer and Director
                        (Principal Financial Officer)

DARWIN J. WEEKS         Vice President, Controller and        December 23, 1996
- ----------------------  Chief Accounting Officer
Darwin J. Weeks         (Principal Accounting Officer)

MICHAEL E. ALPERT       Director                              December 23, 1996
- ----------------------
Michael E. Alpert

PAUL T. CARTER          Director                              December 23, 1996
- ----------------------
Paul T. Carter

                                    -22-


EDWARD GIBBONS          Director                              December 23, 1996
- ----------------------
Edward Gibbons

                        Director                              December   , 1996
- ----------------------
Leonard I. Green

L. ROBERT PAYNE         Director                              December 23, 1996
- ----------------------
L. Robert Payne

                        Director                              December   , 1996
- ----------------------
Christopher V. Walker

                                    -23-


                  INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Foodmaker, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements for the
52-week periods ended September 29, 1996, October 1, 1995 and
October 2, 1994.

                                                                        Page
                                                                        ----
             Independent Auditors' Report. . . . . . . . . . .           F-2

             Consolidated Balance Sheets . . . . . . . . . . .           F-3

             Consolidated Statements of Operations . . . . . .           F-4

             Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows . . . . . .           F-5

             Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity .           F-6

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. . . .           F-7


                                    F-1


                      INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT




The Board of Directors
Foodmaker, Inc.:


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Foodmaker,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 29, 1996 and October 1, 1995, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders'
equity for the fifty-two weeks ended September 29, 1996, October 1, 1995 and
October 2, 1994.  These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Foodmaker, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 29, 1996 and October 1,
1995, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the fifty-
two weeks ended September 29, 1996, October 1, 1995 and October 2, 1994 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.







                                                     KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP






San Diego, California
November 5, 1996, except for the fifth paragraph
of Note 12, which is as of December 10, 1996
                                    F-2


                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                       CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


                                  ASSETS
                                                      September 29,  October 1,
                                                           1996         1995
                                                         --------     --------

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $ 41,983     $ 35,865
  Accounts receivable, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     12,482       25,272
  Inventories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     20,850       22,385
  Prepaid expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     21,161       14,367
                                                         --------     --------
    Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     96,476       97,889
                                                         --------     --------

Property:
  Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     90,890       90,594
  Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    293,690      287,265
  Restaurant and other equipment . . . . . . . . . . .    213,159      201,240
  Construction in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     13,017       10,543
                                                         --------     --------
                                                          610,756      589,642
  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization . . .    177,817      155,931
                                                         --------     --------
                                                          432,939      433,711
                                                         --------     --------

Other assets, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    124,223      131,074
                                                         --------     --------
                                                         $653,638     $662,674
                                                         ========     ========


                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Current maturities of long-term debt . . . . . . . .   $  1,812     $  1,836
  Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     29,293       32,015
  Accrued liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    115,958       98,166
                                                         --------     --------
    Total current liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . .    147,063      132,017
                                                         --------     --------

Long-term debt, net of current maturities. . . . . . .    396,340      440,219

Other long-term liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . .     51,561       49,599

Deferred income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      7,290        9,586

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         --           --
  Common stock, $.01 par value, 75,000,000 authorized,
    40,253,179 and 40,214,849 issued, respectively . .        403          402
  Capital in excess of par value . . . . . . . . . . .    281,075      280,996
  Accumulated deficit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (215,631)    (235,682)
  Treasury stock, at cost, 1,412,654 shares. . . . . .    (14,463)     (14,463)
                                                         --------     --------
    Total stockholders' equity . . . . . . . . . . . .     51,384       31,253
                                                         --------     --------
                                                         $653,638     $662,674
                                                         ========     ========

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                    F-3


                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                   (In thousands, except per share data)



                                          September 29,  October 1,  October 2,
                                               1996         1995        1994
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------

Revenues:
  Restaurant sales . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 892,029    $ 804,084   $ 843,038
  Distribution sales . . . . . . . . . . .    132,421      179,689     171,711
  Franchise rents and royalties. . . . . .     34,048       32,530      33,740
  Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      4,324        2,413       4,837
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------
                                            1,062,822    1,018,716   1,053,326
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------
Costs and expenses:
  Costs of revenues:
    Restaurant costs of sales. . . . . . .    290,955      258,627     267,001
    Restaurant operating costs . . . . . .    477,976      447,235     495,340
    Costs of distribution sales. . . . . .    130,241      175,688     165,789
    Franchised restaurants costs . . . . .     20,039       21,929      22,822
  Selling, general and administrative. . .     72,134       78,044      78,323
  Equity in loss of FRI. . . . . . . . . .         --       57,188       2,108
  Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . .     46,126       48,463      55,201
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------
                                            1,037,471    1,087,174   1,086,584
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and
  extraordinary item . . . . . . . . . . .     25,351      (68,458)    (33,258)
Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      5,300          500       3,010
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------
Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item.     20,051      (68,958)    (36,268)
Extraordinary item - loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of taxes . .         --           --      (3,302)
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------
Net earnings (loss). . . . . . . . . . . .  $  20,051    $ (68,958)  $ (39,570)
                                            =========    =========   =========

Earnings (loss) per share - primary
  and fully diluted:
  Earnings (loss) before
    extraordinary item . . . . . . . . . .  $     .51    $   (1.77)  $    (.94)
  Extraordinary item . . . . . . . . . . .         --           --        (.09)
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------
  Net earnings (loss) per share. . . . . .  $     .51    $   (1.77)  $   (1.03)
                                            =========    =========   =========

Weighted average shares outstanding. . . .     39,301       38,915      38,531

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                    F-4



                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)



                                          September 29,  October 1,  October 2,
                                               1996         1995        1994
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net earnings (loss) excluding
    extraordinary item . . . . . . . . . .  $  20,051    $ (68,958)  $ (36,268)
  Non-cash items included in operations:
    Depreciation and amortization. . . . .     36,491       35,837      39,925
    Deferred finance cost amortization . .      2,499        2,467       2,685
    Deferred income taxes. . . . . . . . .     (2,296)       4,524       4,535
    Equity in loss of FRI. . . . . . . . .         --       57,188       2,108
  Decrease (increase) in receivables . . .     12,790        5,895      (3,373)
  Decrease in inventories. . . . . . . . .      1,535        2,934         194
  Increase in prepaid expenses . . . . . .     (7,421)        (985)       (196)
  Increase (decrease) in accounts payable.     (2,722)      (4,900)     16,375
  Increase (decrease) in other
    accrued liabilities. . . . . . . . . .     23,206         (458)      3,417
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------
    Cash flows provided by operating
      activities . . . . . . . . . . . . .     84,133       33,544      29,402
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions to property and equipment. . .    (33,232)     (27,033)    (92,037)
  Disposition of property and equipment. .      4,597        4,416       3,374
  Increase in trading area rights. . . . .     (1,086)      (9,745)     (9,915)
  Investment in FRI, net . . . . . . . . .         --           --     (59,296)
  Disposition of Chi-Chi's . . . . . . . .         --           --     214,551
  Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (1,012)       6,538      (2,641)
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------
    Cash flows provided (used) by
      investing activities . . . . . . . .    (30,733)     (25,824)     54,036
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt        400          900      82,519
  Principal payments on long-term debt,
    including current maturities . . . . .    (44,677)      (8,385)   (113,033)
  Borrowings under revolving bank loans. .         --       29,000       5,000
  Principal repayments under revolving
    bank loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         --      (29,000)    (35,000)
  Extraordinary loss on retirement of
    debt, net of taxes . . . . . . . . . .         --           --      (3,302)
  Increase (decrease) in accrued interest.     (3,085)        (495)      1,678
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock .         80          160         489
  Proceeds from sale and leaseback
    transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . .         --           --       9,695
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------
    Cash flows used in financing
      activities . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (47,282)      (7,820)    (51,954)
                                            ---------    ---------   ---------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
  equivalents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $   6,118    $    (100)  $  31,484
                                            =========    =========   =========

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
  information:
  Cash paid during the year for:
    Interest, net of amounts capitalized.   $  46,712    $  46,491   $  51,242
    Income tax payments (refunds), net. .       5,973       (6,403)       (275)

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                    F-5


                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
              (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)



                                                                   Capital
                                                Common stock      in excess
                                           Number of                of par   Accumulated  Treasury
                                            Shares        Amount    value      deficit     stock         Total
                                          ----------      ------   --------   ---------   --------      --------
                                                                                      
  Balance at October 3, 1993 . . .        39,646,904      $ 396    $280,353   $(127,154)  $(14,463)     $139,132

  Exercise of stock options
    and warrants . . . . . . . . .           433,950          5         484          --         --           489

  Net loss of the Company. . . . .                --         --          --     (39,570)        --       (39,570)
                                          ----------      -----    --------   ---------   --------      --------

  Balance at October 2, 1994 . . .        40,080,854        401     280,837    (166,724)   (14,463)      100,051

  Exercise of stock options
    and warrants . . . . . . . . .           133,995          1         159          --         --           160

  Net loss of the Company. . . . .                --         --          --     (68,958)        --       (68,958)
                                          ----------      -----    --------   ---------   --------      --------

  Balance at October 1, 1995 . . .        40,214,849        402     280,996    (235,682)   (14,463)       31,253

  Exercise of stock options
    and warrants . . . . . . . . .            38,330          1          79          --         --            80

  Net earnings of the Company. . .                --         --          --      20,051         --        20,051
                                          ----------      -----    --------   ---------   --------      --------

  Balance at September 29, 1996. .        40,253,179      $ 403    $281,075   $(215,631)  $(14,463)     $ 51,384
                                          ==========      =====    ========   =========   ========      ========

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                    F-6


                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


1.   ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     Nature of operations - Foodmaker, Inc. (the "Company" or "Foodmaker")
     operates and franchises JACK IN THE BOX quick-serve restaurants with
     operations principally in the western and southwestern United States.
     Until January 27, 1994, the Company also owned Chi-Chi's, Inc. ("Chi-
     Chi's"), a chain of full-service, casual Mexican restaurants located
     primarily in the midwestern and midatlantic United States.

     Basis of presentation and fiscal year - The consolidated financial
     statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned
     subsidiaries.  All significant intercompany transactions are eliminated.
     Certain prior year amounts in the consolidated financial statements have
     been reclassified to conform with the 1996 presentation.  The Company's
     fiscal year is 52 or 53 weeks ending the Sunday closest to September 30.

     Fair value of financial instruments - The Company invests cash in excess
     of operating requirements in short term, highly liquid investments with
     original maturities of three months or less, which are considered as cash
     equivalents.  The fair value of these financial instruments approximate
     the carrying amounts due to their short duration.  The fair values of each
     of the Company's long-term debt instruments are based on quoted market
     values, where available, or on the amount of future cash flows associated
     with each instrument discounted using the Company's current borrowing rate
     for similar debt instruments of comparable maturity.  The fair values of
     the Company's long-term debt approximate carrying values.

     Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method)
     or market.

     Preopening costs are those typically associated with the opening of a new
     restaurant and consist primarily of employee training and food costs
     incurred before a restaurant opens.  Preopening costs, included in prepaid
     expenses, are amortized over a one-year period commencing on the date a
     restaurant opens.

     Property at cost - Expenditures for new facilities and those that
     substantially increase the useful lives of the property are capitalized.
     Maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals are expensed as incurred.  When
     properties are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and
     accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and gains or losses
     on the dispositions are reflected in results of operations.

     Facilities leased under capital leases are stated at the present value of
     minimum lease payments at the beginning of the lease term, not to exceed
     fair value.

     Buildings, equipment and leasehold improvements are depreciated using the
     straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the assets or
     over the lease term for certain capital leases (buildings 15 to 33 years
     and equipment 3 to 30 years).

     Investments - The Company accounted for its 39% investment in Family
     Restaurants, Inc. ("FRI") using the equity method of accounting.  In 1995
     the Company completely wrote off its investment in FRI as described in
     Note 2.

     Trading area rights represent the amount allocated under purchase
     accounting to reflect the value of operating existing restaurants within
     their specific trading area.  These rights are amortized on a straight-
     line basis over the period of control of the property, not exceeding 40
     years, and are retired when a restaurant is franchised or sold.
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                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

1.   ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

     Lease acquisition costs represent the acquired values of existing lease
     contracts having lower contractual rents than fair market rents and are
     amortized over the remaining lease term.

     Other assets primarily include deferred franchise contract costs, deferred
     finance costs and goodwill.  Deferred franchise contract costs represent
     the acquired value of franchise contracts and are amortized over the term
     of the franchise agreement, usually 20 years.  Deferred finance costs are
     amortized on the interest method over the terms of the respective loan
     agreements, from 4 to 10 years.  Goodwill represents the cost of business
     in excess of net assets at acquisition and is amortized on a straight-line
     basis over 40 years.  The Company assesses the recoverability of goodwill
     by determining whether the amortization of the balance over its remaining
     life can be recovered through projected undiscounted future cash flows.
     Based on these calculations, the Company has determined that this
     intangible asset was not impaired and no reduction in the related
     estimated useful life is warranted.

     Franchise operations - Franchise arrangements generally provide for
     initial license fees of approximately $50 (formerly $25) per restaurant
     and continuing payments to the Company based on a percentage of sales.
     Among other things, the franchisee may be provided the use of land and
     building, generally for a period of 20 years, and is required to pay
     negotiated rent, property taxes, insurance and maintenance.  Franchise
     fees are recorded as revenue when the Company has substantially performed
     all of its contractual obligations.  Expenses associated with the issuance
     of the franchise are expensed as incurred.  Franchise rents and royalties
     are recorded as income on an accrual basis.  Gains on sales of restaurant
     businesses to franchisees, which have not been material, are recorded as
     other revenues when the sales are consummated and certain other criteria
     are met.

     Income taxes - Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the
     future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial
     statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their
     respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.
     Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates
     expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
     differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

     Net earnings (loss) per share for each year is computed based on the
     weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares
     outstanding.  When dilutive, stock options and warrants are included as
     share equivalents using the treasury stock method.  For all years
     presented, primary and fully diluted earnings (loss) per share are not
     materially different.

     Stock options - The Company accounts for stock options under the intrinsic
     value based method whereby compensation expense is recognized for the
     excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Company stock at the
     date of grant over the option price.  The Company's policy is to grant
     stock options at fair value at the date of grant.

     Advertising costs - The Company maintains a marketing fund consisting of
     funds contributed by the Company equal to at least 5% of gross sales of
     all Company-operated JACK IN THE BOX restaurants and contractual marketing
     fees paid monthly by franchisees for restaurants operated in the United
     States.  Production costs of commercials, programming and other marketing
     activities are expensed to the marketing fund.

     Estimations - Management is required to make certain assumptions and
     estimates in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles that
     affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, disclosure of
     contingencies, revenues and expenses.  Actual amounts could differ from
     these estimates.
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                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

2.   FAMILY RESTAURANTS, INC.

     On January 27, 1994, Foodmaker, Apollo FRI Partners, L.P. ("Apollo") and
     Green Equity Investors, L.P. ("GEI"), whose general partner is Leonard
     Green & Partners, acquired Restaurant Enterprises Group, Inc. ("REGI"), a
     company that owned, operated and franchised various restaurant chains
     including El Torito, Carrows and Coco's.  Contemporaneously, REGI changed
     its name to Family Restaurants, Inc. ("FRI").  Concurrently, Foodmaker
     contributed its entire Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant chain to FRI in
     exchange for a 39% equity interest in FRI, valued at $62 million, a five-
     year warrant to acquire 111,111 additional shares at $240 per share, which
     would increase its equity interest to 45% and approximately $173 million
     in cash ($208 million less the face amount of Chi-Chi's debt assumed, of
     approximately $35 million).  Apollo and GEI, respectively, contributed $62
     million and $29 million in cash and held approximate 39% and 18% equity
     positions in FRI.  Management of FRI invested $2.5 million in cash and
     notes and held an approximate 4% equity position.  The net cash received
     was used by Foodmaker to repay all of the debt outstanding under its then
     existing bank credit facility, which has been terminated, and to reduce
     other debt, to the extent permitted by the Company's financing agreements,
     and to provide funds for capital expenditures and general corporate
     purposes.

     As a result of substantial sales declines, FRI wrote off the goodwill
     attributable to Chi-Chi's in its quarter ended December 25, 1994.  The
     Company then wrote off its 39% investment in FRI in its first quarter of
     fiscal year 1995.

     Because of FRI's continuing substantial losses and resulting increased
     borrowing requirements, the major FRI stockholders were required to
     purchase a participation in any additional advances by the banks to FRI.
     Rather than become liable for these advances, the Company, by an agreement
     dated November 20, 1995, transferred all of its stock and warrants to
     Apollo.  Since the Company's investment in FRI was previously written off
     in fiscal 1995, the consummation of this agreement had no effect on the
     consolidated financial condition or results of operations of the Company
     in fiscal 1996.
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                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

3.   LONG-TERM DEBT


                                                                         September 29,    October 1,
                                                                             1996            1995
                                                                         ------------     ---------

     The detail of long-term debt follows:

                                                                                    
      Senior notes, 9 1/4% interest, due March 1, 1999,
       redeemable beginning March 1, 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $175,000       $175,000
      Senior subordinated notes, 9 3/4% interest, due June 1, 2002,
       redeemable beginning June 1, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    125,000        125,000
      Senior subordinated notes, 14 1/4% interest,
       due May 15, 1998, redeemable beginning May 15, 1993,
       repaid in full on May 15, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         --         42,843
      Financing lease obligations, net of discounts of
       $2,548 reflecting a 10.3% effective interest rate,
       semi-annual payments of $3,413 and $747 to cover
       interest and sinking fund requirements, respectively,
       due in equal installments January 1, 2003 and
       November 1, 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     67,452         67,077
      Secured notes, 11 1/2% interest, due in monthly
       installments through May 1, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      9,356          9,954
      Secured notes, 9 1/2% interest, due in monthly
       installments through August 1, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      8,456          8,580
      Capitalized lease obligations, 11% average interest rate . . . . .     11,043         11,127
      Other notes, principally unsecured, 10% average interest rate. . .      1,845          2,474
                                                                           --------       --------
                                                                            398,152        442,055
      Less current portion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      1,812          1,836
                                                                           --------       --------
                                                                           $396,340       $440,219
                                                                           ========       ========


     The Company's revolving bank credit agreement which was restated March 15,
     1996, expires December 31, 1998, and provides for a credit facility of up
     to $60 million, including letters of credit of up to $25 million.  The
     credit agreement requires the payment of an annual commitment fee of
     either 1/2% or 3/8% of the unused credit line depending on the Company's
     leverage ratio.  The Company had no borrowings under the agreement at the
     end of fiscal years 1996 or 1995.

     The Company is subject to a number of covenants under its various credit
     agreements including limitations on additional borrowings, capital
     expenditures, lease commitments and dividend payments, and requirements to
     maintain certain financial ratios, cash flows and net worth.  The secured
     notes and bank loans are secured by substantially all the Company's real
     and personal property.

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                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

3.   LONG-TERM DEBT (continued)

     In early January 1994, the Company entered into financing lease
     arrangements with two limited partnerships (the "Partnerships"), in which
     estates for years relating to 76 restaurants were sold.  The acquisition
     of the properties, including costs and expenses, was funded through the
     issuance by a special purpose corporation acting as agent for the
     Partnerships of $70 million senior secured notes.  On January 1, 2003 and
     November 1, 2003, the Company must make offers to reacquire 50% of the
     properties at each date at a price which is sufficient, in conjunction
     with previous sinking fund deposits, to retire the notes.  If the
     Partnerships reject the offers, the Company may purchase the properties at
     less than fair market value or cause the Partnerships to fund the
     remaining principal payments on the notes and, at the Company's option,
     cause the Partnerships to acquire the Company's residual interest in the
     properties.  If the Partnerships are allowed to retain the estates for
     years, the Company has available options to extend the leases for total
     terms of up to 35 years, at which time the ownership of the property will
     revert to the Company.  The transactions are reflected as financings with
     the properties remaining in the Company's consolidated financial
     statements.

     Aggregate maturities and sinking fund requirements on all long-term debt
     are $2,948, $178,069, $3,229 and $3,410 for the years 1998 through 2001,
     respectively.

     Interest capitalized during the construction period of restaurants was
     $200, $161 and $727 in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

4.   LEASES

     As Lessee - The Company leases restaurant and other facilities under
     leases having terms expiring at various dates through 2046.  The leases
     generally have renewal clauses of 5 to 20 years exercisable at the option
     of the Company and in some instances have provisions for contingent
     rentals based upon a percentage of defined revenues.  Total rent expense
     for all operating leases was $81,006, $75,680 and $77,296, including
     contingent rentals of $3,903, $2,843 and $3,486 in 1996, 1995 and 1994,
     respectively.

     Future minimum lease payments under capital and operating leases are as
     follows:

      Fiscal                                              Capital     Operating
       year                                                leases       leases
      ------                                              -------      --------
       1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 1,689      $ 68,803
       1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1,611        65,494
       1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1,568        62,814
       2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1,549        56,667
       2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1,531        52,422
       Thereafter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15,426       348,427
                                                          -------      --------
      Total minimum lease payments . . . . . . . . . . .   23,374      $654,627
                                                                       ========
      Less amount representing interest. . . . . . . . .   12,331
                                                          -------
      Present value of obligations under capital leases.   11,043
      Less current portion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      468
                                                          -------
      Long-term capital lease obligations. . . . . . . .  $10,575
                                                          =======
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                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

4.   LEASES (continued)

     Building assets recorded under capital leases were $13,281 and $10,248,
     net of accumulated depreciation of $3,639 and $3,033, as of September 29,
     1996 and October 1, 1995, respectively.

     As Lessor - The Company leases or subleases restaurants to certain
     franchisees and others under agreements which generally provide for the
     payment of percentage rentals in excess of stipulated minimum rentals,
     usually for a period of 20 years.  Total rental revenue was $21,497,
     $21,309 and $21,911, including contingent rentals of $5,469, $4,763 and
     $4,979 in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

     The minimum rents receivable under these non-cancelable leases are as
     follows:


      Fiscal                                             Sales-type   Operating
       year                                                leases       leases
      ------                                              -------      --------
       1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $  44      $ 16,542
       1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       44        16,193
       1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       44        15,968
       2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       44        15,531
       2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       45        15,262
       Thereafter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      211        90,081
                                                            -----      --------
      Total minimum future rentals . . . . . . . . . . .      432      $169,577
                                                                       ========
      Less amount representing interest. . . . . . . . .      168
                                                            -----
      Net investment (included in other assets). . . . .    $ 264
                                                            =====

     Land and building assets held for lease were $65,156 and $67,972, net of
     accumulated depreciation of $17,038 and $14,862, as of September 29, 1996
     and October 1, 1995, respectively.

5.   INCOME TAXES

     The fiscal year income taxes consist of the following:


                                                    1996       1995      1994
                                                 ---------  ---------  ---------
       Federal - current . . . . . . . . . . . . $  7,179     $ (388)   $  (624)
               - deferred. . . . . . . . . . . .   (2,680)       345      3,236
       State   - current . . . . . . . . . . . .      737        256        478
               - deferred. . . . . . . . . . . .       64        287     (1,858)
                                                 --------     ------    -------
       Subtotal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    5,300        500      1,232
       Income tax benefit of extraordinary item.       --         --      1,778
                                                 --------     ------    -------
       Income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  5,300     $  500    $ 3,010
                                                 ========     ======    =======
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                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

5.   INCOME TAXES (continued)

     A reconciliation of fiscal year income taxes with the amounts computed at
     the statutory federal rate of 35% follows:
                                                    1996       1995      1994
                                                 ---------  ---------  ---------
       Computed at federal statutory rate. . . .  $ 8,874   $(23,960)  $(11,640)
       State income taxes (benefits), net of
        federal effect . . . . . . . . . . . . .      521        353       (897)
       Amortization of intangibles . . . . . . .       53         27        327
       Targeted jobs credit wages. . . . . . . .       --       (733)      (742)
       Addition (reduction) to valuation
        allowance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (4,295)    26,280     18,520
       Gain on sale of subsidiary. . . . . . . .       --         --     (1,988)
       Benefit of reattributed net operating
        loss carryback . . . . . . . . . . . . .       --     (1,420)        --
       Other, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      147        (47)      (570)
                                                  -------   --------   --------
                                                  $ 5,300   $    500   $  3,010
                                                  =======   ========   ========

     The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant
     portions of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented
     below:
                                                        September 29, October 1,
                                                             1996        1995
                                                           --------    --------
       Deferred tax assets:
        Tax loss, captial loss, contribution
         and tax credit carryforwards . . . . . . . . . .  $ 57,698    $ 33,387
        Investment in subsidiary. . . . . . . . . . . . .        --      26,130
        Insurance reserves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    16,569      14,393
        Accrued pension and postretirement benefits . . .     8,775       9,552
        Accrued vacation pay expense. . . . . . . . . . .     6,257       6,029
        Other reserves and allowances . . . . . . . . . .     5,049       5,871
        Deferred income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     3,840       3,598
        Other, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  3,352    $  2,383
                                                           --------    --------
        Total gross deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . .   101,540     101,343
        Less valuation allowance. . . . . . . . . . . . .    45,212      49,507
                                                           --------    --------
        Net deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . .    56,328      51,836
                                                           --------    --------

       Deferred tax liabilities:
        Property and equipment, principally due to
         differences in depreciation. . . . . . . . . . .    47,707      43,889
        Intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    15,592      17,059
        Other, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       319         474
                                                           --------    --------
        Total gross deferred tax liabilities. . . . . . .    63,618      61,422
                                                           --------    --------
        Net deferred tax liability. . . . . . . . . . . .  $  7,290    $  9,586
                                                           ========    ========
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                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

5.   INCOME TAXES (continued)

     The valuation allowance of $45,212 as of September 29, 1996 represents
     deferred tax assets that may not be realized by the reversal of future
     taxable temporary differences.  In fiscal 1996, the Company recognized a
     decrease in the valuation allowance of $4,295 related to the expected use
     of tax credit carryforwards.

     At September 29, 1996, the Company had federal tax net operating loss
     carryforwards of approximately $16,101 which expire in 2008 through 2010,
     general business credit carryforwards of approximately $10,777 which
     expire in 2000 through 2010 and captial loss carryforwards of approximately
     $65,000 which expire in 2001.  The Company has alternative minimum tax
     credit carryforwards of approximately $13,856.  The alternative minimum
     tax credit carryforwards have no expiration date; however, they may only
     be utilized to reduce any regular tax liability the Company may have in the
     future.

6.   RETIREMENT, SAVINGS AND BONUS PLANS

     The Company has non-contributory defined benefit pension plans covering
     substantially all salaried and hourly employees meeting certain
     eligibility requirements.  These plans are subject to modification at any
     time.  The plans provide retirement benefits based on years of service and
     compensation.  It is the Company's practice to fund retirement costs as
     necessary.

     The components of the fiscal year net defined benefit pension expense are
     as follows:
                                                   1996       1995       1994
                                                  -------    -------    -------
       Present value of benefits earned
        during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 2,634    $ 2,303    $ 2,456
       Interest cost on projected benefit
        obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    3,659      3,355      2,961
       Actual return on plan assets. . . . . . .   (3,630)    (3,300)      (538)
       Net amortization. . . . . . . . . . . . .      978      1,431       (908)
                                                  -------    -------    -------
       Net pension expense for the period. . . .  $ 3,641    $ 3,789    $ 3,971
                                                  =======    =======    =======

     The funded status of the plans is as follows:


                                                             September 29, 1996             October 1, 1995
                                                           -------------------------   -------------------------
                                                           Qualified   Non-qualified   Qualified   Non-qualified
                                                             plans          plan         plans         plan
                                                           --------       -------      --------       -------
        Actuarial present value of benefit obligations:
                                                                                         
         Vested benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $(29,021)      $(5,204)     $(27,598)      $(4,154)
         Nonvested benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (6,859)         (715)       (3,723)       (1,033)
                                                           --------       -------      --------       -------
         Accumulated benefit obligation . . . . . . . .     (35,880)       (5,919)      (31,321)       (5,187)
         Effect of future salary increases. . . . . . .      (8,374)       (2,780)       (7,527)       (2,836)
                                                           --------       -------      --------       -------
        Projected benefit obligation. . . . . . . . . .     (44,254)       (8,699)      (38,848)       (8,023)
        Plan assets at fair value . . . . . . . . . . .      39,677            --        32,843            --
                                                           --------       -------      --------       -------
       Projected benefit obligations in
        excess of plan assets . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (4,577)       (8,699)       (6,005)       (8,023)
       Unrecognized prior service cost. . . . . . . . .        (243)        2,774          (278)        2,973
       Unrecognized net transition obligation . . . . .          47           139            56           166
       Unrecognized net (gain) loss . . . . . . . . . .       4,046          (534)        3,981          (532)
                                                           --------       -------      --------       -------
       Pension liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $   (727)      $(6,320)     $ (2,246)      $(5,416)
                                                           --------       -------      --------       -------


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                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

6.   RETIREMENT, SAVINGS AND BONUS PLANS (continued)

     In determining the present values of benefit obligations at each year end,
     a 7.75% discount rate and a 5% rate of increase in compensation levels
     were assumed.  The long-term rate of return on assets was 8.5% in both
     years.  Assets of the qualified plans consist primarily of listed stocks
     and bonds.

     The Company maintains a savings plan pursuant to Section 401(k) of the
     Internal Revenue Code, which allows administrative and clerical employees
     who have satisfied the service requirements and reached age 21 to defer
     from 2% to 12% of their pay on a pre-tax basis.  The Company contributes
     an amount equal to 50% of the first 4% of compensation that is deferred by
     the participant.  The Company's contributions under this plan were $1,067,
     $498 and $1,081 in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.  The Company also
     maintains an unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation plan, which was
     created in 1990 for key executives and other members of management who
     were then excluded from participation in the qualified savings plan.  This
     plan allows participants to defer up to 15% of their salary on a pre-tax
     basis.  The Company contributes an amount equal to 100% of the first 3%
     contributed by the employee.  The Company's contributions under the non-
     qualified deferred compensation plan were $233, $212 and $285 in 1996,
     1995 and 1994, respectively.  In each plan, a participant's right to
     Company contributions vests at a rate of 25% per year of service.

     The Company maintains a bonus plan that allows certain officers and
     employees of the Company to earn annual cash bonuses based upon
     achievement of certain financial and performance goals approved by the
     compensation committee of the Company's Board of Directors.  Under this
     plan, $3,195 and $710 was expensed in 1996 and 1995, respectively.

     The Company adopted a deferred compensation plan for non-management
     directors in the second quarter of 1995.  Under the plan's equity option,
     those who are eligible to receive directors' fees or retainers may choose
     to defer receipt of their compensation.  The amounts deferred are
     converted into stock equivalents at the then current market price of the
     Company's common stock.  The Company provides a credit equal to 25% of the
     compensation initially deferred.  Under this plan, a total of $186 and
     $116 was expensed in 1996 and 1995, respectively, for both the deferment
     credit and the stock appreciation on the deferred compensation.

7.   POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN

     The Company sponsors a health care plan that provides postretirement
     medical benefits for employees who meet minimum age and service
     requirements.  The plan is contributory, with retiree contributions
     adjusted annually, and contains other cost-sharing features such as
     deductibles and coinsurance.  The Company's policy is to fund the cost of
     medical benefits in amounts determined at the discretion of management.

     The normal net periodic postretirement benefit cost was $1,201, $1,440 and
     $1,533 in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.  The plan was amended to
     eliminate retiree medical benefits coverage for those under age 45 at
     September 30, 1995, resulting in a curtailment gain of $1,900.

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                     FOODMAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

7.   POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN (continued)

     The components of the fiscal year net periodic postretirement benefit cost
     are as follows:
                                                   1996        1995       1994
                                                  ------     -------     ------
       Service cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  505     $   675     $  770
       Interest cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     816         854        763
       Net amortization and deferral . . . . . .    (120)        (89)        --
       Curtailment gain. . . . . . . . . . . . .      --      (1,900)        --
                                                  ------     -------     ------
       Net periodic postretirement benefit
        cost (gain). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $1,201     $  (460)    $1,533
                                                  ======     =======     ======

     The plan's funded status reconciled with amounts recognized in the
     Company's consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

                                                        September 29, October 1,
                                                             1996        1995
                                                            --------   --------
       Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation:
        Retirees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ (1,343)  $ (1,198)
        Fully eligible active plan participants. . . . . .    (2,777)    (2,478)
        Other active plan participants . . . . . . . . . .    (7,684)    (6,855)
                                                            --------   --------
                                                             (11,804)   (10,531)
       Plan assets at fair value . . . . . . . . . . . . .        --         --

       Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
        in excess of plan assets . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (11,804)   (10,531)
       Unrecognized prior service cost . . . . . . . . . .        --         --
       Unrecognized net gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (2,062)    (2,180)
                                                            --------   --------
       Accrued postretirement benefit cost
        included in other long-term liabilities. . . . . .  $(13,866)  $(12,711)
                                                            ========   ========

     In determining the above information, the Company's actuaries assumed a
     discount rate of 7.75% as of September 29, 1996 and October 1, 1995.

     For measurement purposes, a 9.5% annual rate of increase in the per capita
     cost of covered benefits (i.e., health care cost trend rate) was assumed
     for 1996 for plan participants under age 65; the rate was assumed to
     decrease 1/2% per year to 5% by the year 2005 and remain at that level
     thereafter.  For plan participants age 65 years or older, a 7.5% annual
     health care cost trend rate was assumed for 1996; the rate was assumed to
     decrease 1/2% per year to 4% by the year 2003.  The health care cost trend
     rate assumption has a significant effect on the amounts reported.  For
     example, increasing the assumed health care cost trend rates by one
     percentage point in each year would increase the accumulated
     postretirement benefit obligation as of September 29, 1996 by $2,466, or
     21%, and the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net
     periodic postretirement benefit cost for the year ended September 29, 1996
     by $336 or 25%.

8.   STOCK OPTIONS

     The Company offers stock option plans to attract, retain and motivate key
     officers, non-employee directors and employees by providing for or
     increasing the proprietary interests of such persons to work toward the
     future financial success of the Company.
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                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

8.   STOCK OPTIONS (continued)

     In January 1992, the Company adopted the 1992 Employee Stock Incentive
     Plan (the "1992 Plan") and, as part of a merger, assumed outstanding
     options to employees under its predecessor's 1990 Stock Option Plan and
     assumed contractually the options to purchase 42,750 shares of common
     stock granted to two non-employee directors of the Company.  Under the
     1992 Plan, employees are eligible to receive stock options, restricted
     stock and other various stock-based awards.  Subject to certain
     adjustments, up to a maximum of 1,875,000 shares of common stock may be
     sold or issued under the 1992 Plan.  No awards shall be granted after
     January 16, 2002, although stock may be issued thereafter, pursuant to
     awards granted prior to such date.

     In August 1993, the Company adopted the 1993 Stock Option Plan (the "1993
     Plan").  Under the 1993 Plan, employees who do not participate in the 1992
     Plan are eligible to receive annually stock options with an aggregate
     exercise price equivalent to a maximum of 10% of their eligible
     earnings.  Subject to certain adjustments, up to a maximum of 3,000,000
     shares of common stock may be sold or issued under the 1993 Plan.  No
     awards shall be granted after December 11, 2003, although common stock may
     be issued thereafter, pursuant to awards granted prior to such date.

     In February 1995, the Company adopted the Non-Employee Director Stock
     Option Plan (the "Director Plan").  Under the Director Plan, any eligible
     director of the Company who is not an employee of the Company or a
     subsidiary of the Company is granted annually an option to purchase 10,000
     shares of common stock at fair market value.  Subject to certain
     adjustments, up to a maximum of 250,000 shares of common stock may be sold
     or issued under the Director Plan.  Unless sooner terminated, no awards
     shall be granted after February 17, 2005, although common stock may be
     issued thereafter, pursuant to awards granted prior to such date.

     The terms and conditions of the stock-based awards under the plans are
     determined by a committee of the Board of Directors on each award date and
     may include provisions for the exercise price, expirations, vesting,
     restriction on sales and forfeiture, as applicable.  Options granted under
     the plans have terms not exceeding 11 years and provide for an option
     exercise price no less than 100% of the fair market value of the common
     stock.

     The following is a summary of stock option activity for the three fiscal
     years ended September 29, 1996:

                                                                   Option price
                                                      Shares         per share
                                                     ---------     ------------
       Balance at October 3, 1993. . . . . . . . .   1,855,611     $  .96-13.38
        Granted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     323,000       5.88-10.13
        Exercised. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (115,050)        .96-1.13
        Cancelled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (252,970)      5.88-13.38
                                                      --------
       Balance at October 2, 1994. . . . . . . . .    1,810,591       .96-12.25
        Granted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      812,098       4.18-6.50
        Exercised. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (42,900)       .96-1.13
        Cancelled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (267,818)     1.13-12.25
                                                      ---------
       Balance at October 1, 1995. . . . . . . . .    2,311,971       .96-12.25
        Granted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      540,891      6.75-9.125
        Exercised. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (10,880)      1.13-6.50
        Cancelled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (129,395)     1.13-11.00
                                                      ---------
       Balance at September 29, 1996 . . . . . . .    2,712,587       .96-12.25
                                                      =========
     Stock options for the purchase of 1,732,685 shares of common stock were
     exercisable at September 29, 1996.

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                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

9.   STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

     The Company has 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized for
     issuance at a par value of $.01 per share.  No shares have been issued.

     On July 26, 1996, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of one
     preferred stock purchase right (a "Right") for each outstanding share of
     the Company's common stock, which Rights expire on July 26, 2006.  Each
     Right entitles a stockholder to purchase for an exercise price of $40,
     subject to adjustment, one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Junior
     Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Company, or, under certain
     circumstances, shares of common stock of the Company or a successor
     company with a market value equal to two times the exercise price.  The
     Rights would only become exercisable for all other persons when any person
     has acquired or commences to acquire a beneficial interest of at least 20%
     of the Company's outstanding common stock.  The Rights have no voting
     privileges and may be redeemed by the Board of Directors at a price of
     $.001 per Right at any time prior to the acquisition of a beneficial
     ownership of 20% of the outstanding common shares.  There are 388,405
     shares of Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock
     reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Rights.

     In conjunction with the December 1988 acquisition of the Company, warrants
     for the purchase of 1,584,573 shares of common stock were issued and are
     exercisable at $.93 per share, as adjusted.  As of September 29, 1996,
     warrants for 1,478,076 shares had been exercised.

     At September 29, 1996, the Company had 4,893,647 shares of common stock
     reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options and 106,497
     shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of warrants.

10.  AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

     Fiscal year net earnings (loss) per share is based on the weighted average
     number of shares outstanding during the year, determined as follows:




                                                                      1996           1995         1994
                                                                   ----------     ----------   ----------
                                                                                      
       Shares outstanding, beginning of fiscal year. . . . . .     38,802,195     38,668,200   38,234,250
       Effect of common stock issued . . . . . . . . . . . . .         16,071         29,566      296,797
       Assumed additional shares issued upon
        exercise of stock options and warrants,
        net of shares reacquired at the average
        market price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        482,510        216,874           --
                                                                   ----------     ----------   ----------
       Weighted average shares outstanding . . . . . . . . . .     39,300,776     38,914,640   38,531,047
                                                                   ==========     ==========   ==========


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                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

11.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

     The Company provides distribution services to a portion of FRI's Mexican
     restaurants, principally those operated under the Chi-Chi's name.
     Distribution sales to those restaurants subsequent to FRI's acquisition of
     Chi-Chi's aggregated $65,106, $78,195 and $63,702 in 1996, 1995 and 1994,
     respectively.  In relation to the distribution sales, the Company had
     accounts receivable of $2,924 and $3,839 due from Chi-Chi's at
     September 29, 1996 and October 1, 1995, respectively.  Distribution
     services continue to be provided by the Company even though FRI is no
     longer a related party.

     Gibbons, Goodwin, van Amerongen ("GGvA"), successor to Gibbons, Green, van
     Amerongen, general partners in the limited partnerships which owned
     approximately 45% of the Company's outstanding common stock until such
     stock was distributed to the limited partners in November 1995, were paid
     fees of $150 and $900 in 1995 and 1994, respectively, under an agreement
     which expired December 1994, whereby GGvA provided certain management
     services to the Company.

12.  CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

     Various claims and legal proceedings are pending against the Company in a
     federal court and in state courts in the state of Washington, seeking
     monetary damages for personal injuries relating to the outbreak of
     food-borne illness (the "Outbreak") attributed to hamburgers served at
     JACK IN THE BOX restaurants.  The Company, in consultation with its
     insurance carriers and attorneys, does not anticipate that the total
     liability on all such lawsuits and claims will exceed the coverage
     available under its applicable insurance policies.

     The Company is engaged in litigation with the Vons Companies, Inc.
     ("Vons") and other suppliers seeking reimbursement for all damages, costs
     and expenses incurred in connection with the Outbreak.  The initial
     litigation was filed by the Company on February 4, 1993.  Vons has filed
     cross-complaints against the Company and others alleging certain
     contractual, indemnification and tort liabilities; seeking damages in
     unspecified amounts and a declaration of the rights and obligations of the
     parties.  The claims of the parties arise out of two separate lawsuits
     which have been consolidated and are now set for trial in the Los Angeles
     Superior Court, Los Angeles, California in July 1997.

     On April 6, 1996 an action was filed by one of the Company's international
     franchisees, Wolsey, Ltd., in the United States District Court in San
     Diego, California against the Company and its directors, its international
     franchising subsidiary, and certain officers of the Company and others.
     The complaint alleges certain contractual, tort and law violations related
     to the franchisees' development rights in the Far East and seeks damages
     in excess of $25 million, injunctive relief, attorney fees and costs.
     The Company has successfully dismissed portions of the complaint,
     including the single claim alleging wrongdoing by the Company's outside
     directors.  Management believes the remaining allegations are without
     foundation and intends to vigorously defend the action.

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                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

12.  CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Continued)

     On November 5, 1996 an action was filed by the "National JIB Franchisee
     Association, Inc." (the "Association") and several of the Company's
     franchisees in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego in
     San Diego, California, against the Company and others.  The lawsuit
     alleges that certain Company policies are unfair business practices and
     violate sections of the California Corporations Code regarding material
     modifications of franchise agreements and interfere with franchisees'
     right of association.  It seeks injunctive relief, a declaration of the
     rights and duties of the parties, unspecified damages and recission of
     alleged material modifications of plaintiffs' franchise agreements.  The
     complaint also alleges fraud, breach of a fiduciary duty and breach of a
     third party beneficiary contract in connection with certain payments that
     the Company received from suppliers and seeks unspecified damages,
     interest, punitive damages and an accounting.  Management believes that
     its policies are lawful and that it has satisfied any obligation to its
     franchisees in regard to such supplier payments.

     On December 10, 1996, a suit was filed by the Company's Mexican licensee,
     Foodmex, Inc., in the United States District Court in San Diego, California
     against the Company and its international franchising subsidiary.  Foodmex
     formerly operated several JACK IN THE BOX franchise restaurants in Mexico,
     but its licenses were terminated by the Company for, among other reasons,
     chronic insolvency and failure to meet operational standards.  Foodmex's
     suit alleges wrongful termination of its master license, breach of contract
     and unfair competition and seeks an injunction to prohibit termination of
     its license as well as unspecified monetary damages.  The Company believes
     its termination of the Foodmex license was proper, and that there is no
     merit to the Foodmex claims.  The Company intends to vigorously defend the
     action.

     On February 2, 1995, an action by Christina Jorgensen was filed against
     the Company in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, California
     alleging that restrooms at a JACK IN THE BOX restaurant failed to comply
     with laws regarding disabled persons and seeking damages in unspecified
     amounts, punitive damages, injunctive relief, attorney fees and
     prejudgment interest.  In an amended complaint damages are also sought on
     behalf of all physically disabled persons who have been denied access to
     restrooms at the restaurant.  A motion has been filed, but has not been
     heard, to permit the lawsuit to proceed as a class action and to include
     all Company-operated restaurants.

     The amount of liability from the claims and actions described above cannot
     be determined with certainty, but in the opinion of management, based in
     part upon advice from legal counsel, the ultimate liability from all
     pending legal proceedings, asserted legal claims and known potential legal
     claims which are probable of assertion should not materially affect the
     consolidated financial position of the Company.

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                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (continued)

13.  SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION
                                                     September 29,  October 1,
                                                          1996         1995
                                                        --------     --------
     Accounts receivable:
       Trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $  7,489     $ 16,521
       Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      2,010        5,698
       Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      6,476        7,584
       Allowance for doubtful accounts. . . . . . . .     (3,493)      (4,531)
                                                        --------     --------
                                                        $ 12,482     $ 25,272
                                                        ========     ========

     Other Assets:
       Trading area rights, net of amortization of
        $18,669 and $15,618, respectively. . . . . . .  $ 67,663     $ 69,761
       Lease acquisition costs, net of amortization of
        $20,896 and $18,580, respectively. . . . . . .    22,299       25,003
       Other assets, net of amortization of
        $18,259 and $16,316, respectively. . . . . . .    34,261       36,310
                                                        --------     --------
                                                        $124,223     $131,074
                                                        ========     ========

     Accrued liabilities:
       Payroll and related taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29,889     $ 26,372
       Sales and property taxes . . . . . . . . . . . .   10,125        9,922
       Advertising. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12,294        7,487
       Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   41,494       32,406
       Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    7,352       10,437
       Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   14,804       11,542
                                                        --------     --------
                                                        $115,958     $ 98,166
                                                        ========     ========

14.  QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)




                                    16 weeks ended                             12 weeks ended
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------
                                     Jan. 22, 1995         Apr. 16, 1995         July 9, 1995      Oct. 1, 1995
                                     -------------         -------------         ------------      ------------
                                                                                          
     Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . .     $293,680              $229,661             $244,075          $251,300
     Gross profit . . . . . . . . . .       29,391                25,272               29,885            30,689
     Net earnings (loss). . . . . . .      (72,291)               (3,146)               2,622             3,857
     Net earnings (loss) per share. .        (1.87)                 (.08)                 .07               .10


                                    16 weeks ended                             12 weeks ended
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------
                                     Jan. 21, 1996         Apr. 14, 1996         July 7, 1996    Sept. 29, 1996
                                     -------------         -------------         ------------    --------------
                                                                                          
     Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . .     $330,630              $249,975             $243,147          $239,070
     Gross profit . . . . . . . . . .       43,047                29,870               36,134            34,560
     Net earnings . . . . . . . . . .        4,690                 4,013                5,515             5,833
     Net earnings per share . . . . .          .12                   .10                  .14               .15

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