EXHIBIT 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         Contact:  Mary Cusick
Aug. 9, 2005                                            614-492-4920


                           BOB EVANS FARMS INC. BOARD
                     ACCEPTS CEO AND CHAIRMAN'S RESIGNATION

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOBE) board of directors
today accepted the resignation of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer Stewart K. Owens for personal reasons, which is effective immediately.

         Robert E.H. Rabold has been appointed chairman of the board, and Larry
C. Corbin has been appointed interim chief executive officer and president.
Rabold has been a member of the Bob Evans Farms board of directors since 1994
and has served as the company's lead independent director. He is retired
chairman of Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. in Columbus, Ohio. Corbin retired in
July 2004 from Bob Evans Farms as executive vice president of the company's
restaurant operations after 42 years with the company and has served on the
board since 1981.

         On behalf of the board of directors, Rabold thanked Owens for his
leadership to the company. Owens stated, "I want to wish everyone in the Bob
Evans Farms family the best of success as they continue to work tirelessly to
build the Bob Evans brands. It has been an honor and a privilege to work with
such outstanding people over the last 33 years."

         Owens began his career at Owens Country Sausage in Richardson, Texas,
in 1972. In January 1987, Bob Evans Farms acquired Owens Country Sausage. Mr.
Owens relocated to Columbus, Ohio, and in August, 1995, was named president. He
became the chief executive officer on April 29, 2000, and chairman of the board
on April 27, 2001.

         The company will release first quarter results after the market closes
on Aug. 15, 2005, and a conference call, where both Rabold and Corbin are
expected to be available, will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, at 10 a.m.
(Eastern Time). To listen, call (888) 394-8033 or log-in to the webcast at
www.bobevans.com and click on "investors." The call will be archived on the
company's Web site.

         Bob Evans Farms, Inc. owns and operates 594 full-service, family
restaurants in 20 states. Bob Evans Restaurants are primarily located in the
Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States, while Owens
Restaurants operate in Texas. In addition, the company operates 93 Mimi's Cafe
casual restaurants located in 13 states, primarily in California and other
western states. Bob Evans Farms, Inc. is also a leading producer and distributor
of pork sausage and a variety of complementary homestyle convenience food items
under the Bob Evans and Owens brand names. For more information about Bob Evans
Farms, Inc., visit the company's Web site at www.bobevans.com.

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                  labor and food, minimum wage and other employment laws, fuel
                  and utility costs and general inflation

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                  and/or service procedures

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