Exhibit 99.2

       Jack in the Box Inc. Promotes Paul L. Schultz to President & COO,
               and CFO Jerry P. Rebel to Executive Vice President

     SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2005--Jack in the Box Inc. (NYSE:JBX)
today announced the promotion of Paul L. Schultz to president and chief
operating officer, effective Oct. 3, 2005. He will succeed current President and
COO Linda A. Lang, who will become the company's chairman and chief executive
officer on that date following the retirement of Robert J. Nugent. Schultz, 51,
is currently executive vice president of operations and franchising.
     As president and COO, Schultz will be responsible for the operations of all
company-owned and franchised Jack in the Box(R) restaurants, JBX Grill(R) and
Quick Stuff(R) convenience stores, as well as restaurant development. A 32-year
veteran with Jack in the Box Inc., Schultz joined the company in 1973 as a Jack
in the Box restaurant employee. He has held a variety of positions of increasing
responsibility, including restaurant manager, district manager, regional
manager, divisional operations vice president and vice president of domestic
franchising. Schultz has a master's degree in business administration from
Claremont Graduate School and a bachelor's degree in biology from California
Polytechnic University in Pomona.
     The company also today announced that Chief Financial Officer Jerry P.
Rebel, 47, will be promoted to executive vice president on Oct. 3. Rebel, senior
vice president and CFO since January, joined the company in 2003 with more than
20 years of finance experience in various capacities with several large retail
organizations. Before joining Jack in the Box Inc., he was vice president and
controller for Fleming Companies, a publicly held food distributor and retailer.
Previously, he was vice president of finance for CVS Corporation, where he also
served as CFO for one of the company's divisions. Rebel holds a bachelor's
degree in accounting from George Mason University and is a CPA.
     Jack in the Box Inc. (NYSE: JBX) is a restaurant company that operates and
franchises Jack in the Box(R) restaurants, one of the nation's largest hamburger
chains, with more than 2,020 restaurants in 17 states. Through a wholly owned
subsidiary, the company also operates and franchises Qdoba Mexican Grill(R), an
emerging leader in fast-casual dining, with more than 210 restaurants in 33
states. Based in San Diego, Jack in the Box Inc. has nearly 45,000 employees.
For more information, visit www.jackinthebox.com.

     CONTACT: Jack in the Box Inc.
              Brian Luscomb, 858-571-2229
              Division Vice President, Corporate Communications
              brian.luscomb@jackinthebox.com
              Code: 07205