EXHIBIT 99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 Contact: Donald J. Radkoski (614) 492-4901
March 7, 2006                              or Tammy Roberts Myers (614) 492-4954

               BOB EVANS FARMS ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY SAME-STORE SALES

      COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOBE) today announced
that same-store sales at Bob Evans Restaurants for the fiscal 2006 month of
February (the four weeks ended Feb. 24) decreased 1.5 percent from the same
period a year ago. Average menu prices for the fiscal month were up
approximately 2.6 percent.

      Mimi's Cafe same-store sales for the fiscal 2006 month of February
increased 0.2 percent from the same period a year ago. Average menu prices for
the month were up approximately 2.4 percent.

      Same-store sales are calculated using the 469 Bob Evans Restaurants and 70
Mimi's Cafes that were open for the full 12 months in both fiscal 2004 and 2005.

      Larry C. Corbin, chief executive officer and president, said, "February
sales at Bob Evans Restaurants were in line with our expectations, considering
that a year ago we were advertising on television and heavily discounting
several key menu items during this time. Profitability in our Bob Evans
Restaurants continues to improve compared to a year ago."

      Bob Evans Farms, Inc. owns and operates 585 full-service, family
restaurants in 19 states. Bob Evans Restaurants are primarily located in the
Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States. In addition,
the company operates 100 Mimi's Cafe casual restaurants located in 16 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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Statements in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking
statements and are based on current expectations. Forward-looking statements
involve various important assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Actual results
may differ materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements
because of various factors and possible events, including, without limitation:

      -     Changing business and/or economic conditions, including energy costs

      -     Competition in the restaurant and food products industries

      -     Ability to control restaurant operating costs, which are impacted by
            market changes in the cost or availability of labor and food,
            minimum wage and other employment laws, fuel and utility costs and
            general inflation

      -     Changes in the cost or availability of acceptable new restaurant
            sites

      -     Adverse weather conditions in locations where the company operates
            its restaurants

      -     Consumer acceptance of changes in menu, price, atmosphere and/or
            service procedures

      -     Consumer acceptance of the company's restaurant concepts in new
            geographic areas

      -     Changes in hog and other commodity costs.

There is also the risk that the company may incorrectly analyze these risks or
that the strategies developed by the company to address them will be
unsuccessful.

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