Noodles & Company offers lunch and dinner within the fast-casual segment of the restaurant industry. The Company’s core offerings include noodle and pasta dishes, staples of various different cuisines. Its menu includes a variety of cooked-to-order dishes, including noodles and pasta, salads, soups and appetizers. It offers approximately 20 customizable dishes at its restaurants, taken to-go, or delivered to its customers. It operates approximately 470 restaurants in 31 states, which included 380 company locations and 90 franchise locations. Its restaurants are typically between 2,000 and 2,600 square feet and are located in end-cap, in-line or free-standing locations across a variety of suburban, collegiate and urban markets. It is researching a smaller square footage restaurant prototype design. The Company’s restaurants are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and others.