{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001275158-25-000085","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"NDLS","cik":"0001275158","company_name":"NOODLES & Co","filed_at":"2025-08-05T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:43.565125+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-17T20:29:28.383541+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"Noodles & Company names Joseph Christina as CEO; Drew Madsen steps down for medical reasons","bullets":["Joseph Christina promoted from President/COO to President and CEO effective August 31, 2025; joins Board.","Drew Madsen stepping down as CEO for personal medical reasons; will remain on Board of Directors.","Christina receives base salary of $550,000, annual bonus target of 100% of base, 250,000 RSU initial grant (4-year vest).","Q2 2025 earnings conference call rescheduled to August 13, 2025 from previously announced August 6, 2025.","Madsen enters transition agreement; unvested 199,203 RSUs continue vesting if he remains on Board, other awards canceled."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-25-000085","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-25-000085.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-25-000085.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-25-000085.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515825000085/0001275158-25-000085-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515825000085/ndls-20250805.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-17T20:29:28.383541+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}