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Issuer:     NOODLES & Co (NDLS)
CIK:        0001275158
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001275158-26-000003
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Noodles & Company reports Q4 2025 preliminary comp sales +6.6%; plans 30-35 closures in 2026
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- System-wide comparable sales +6.6% (company-owned +7.3%, franchise +3.8%) in Q4 2025.
- As of Dec 30, 2025: 340 company-owned and 83 franchise restaurants.
- Closed 33 company-owned and 9 franchise units in 2025; expects 30-35 more closures in 2026.
- CEO cites strong momentum from improved food quality, value, and guest experience.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515826000003/0001275158-26-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515826000003/ndls-20260112.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-26-000003

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