NOODLES & Co
Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS) operates a fast-casual restaurant concept specializing in globally-inspired noodle and pasta dishes. The company's website is www.noodles.com. As of December 30, 2025, Noodles & Company operated 423 restaurants across 31 states, comprising 340 company-owned locations and 83 franchise… From the company’s description.
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What NOODLES & Co does
In the company’s own words
Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS) operates a fast-casual restaurant concept specializing in globally-inspired noodle and pasta dishes. The company's website is www.noodles.com. As of December 30, 2025, Noodles & Company operated 423 restaurants across 31 states, comprising 340 company-owned locations and 83 franchise locations operated by 14 franchisees.
The company's core business centers on offering cooked-to-order noodle and pasta dishes alongside salads, soups, and appetizers featuring fresh ingredients and diverse flavor profiles from various cuisines. The menu includes approximately 20 highly customizable entrées, with the company hand-chopping fresh vegetables and preparing nine noodle varieties in-house daily. All dishes are prepared to order in exhibition-style kitchens designed to showcase the cooking process.
Noodles & Company operates as a single accounting segment with a diversified revenue model. In 2025, approximately 59 percent of sales derived from digital ordering channels, including the company's mobile app, website, and third-party delivery services, alongside traditional dine-in and takeout options. The company maintains a loyalty program, Noodles Rewards, with over 7 million members that provides customer data for targeted marketing and personalized offers.
The company employs approximately 6,500 team members, including roughly 500 salaried employees and 6,000 hourly employees. None of the workforce is unionized. Noodles & Company emphasizes team member development through competitive compensation, performance-based incentives, comprehensive benefits including health insurance and retirement programs, and career advancement opportunities. The company has received recognition as one of Forbes' Best Employers for Diversity for five consecutive years through 2025.
The company's franchising strategy focuses on experienced, well-capitalized area developers committing to multiple units. Ten area developers have signed development agreements providing for 114 restaurant openings across their territories. Noodles & Company was organized as a Delaware corporation in 2002 and completed a one-for-eight reverse stock split in February 2026. The company operates restaurants in suburban, collegiate, and urban markets, typically occupying 2,000 to 2,600 square feet in end-cap, in-line, or free-standing locations.
Company details
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Headquarters
- BROOMFIELD, CO
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1275158
- SIC
- 5812
Financial performance, year by year
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Who owns NOODLES & Co — and what changed
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