Talk:Noodles & Company

Category 1995 establishments
This article is included in the category for 1995 establishments but this is not mentioned anywhere in the article. Can someone update this or remove the category? Noetic Sage 16:27, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Nearly 14 months later, it seems fine now lol. :) Jmlk  1  7  22:36, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Vegetarian menu items
I changed the statement that "all menu items are vegetarian" to "most menu items are vegetarian" this is based on an injury sent to their company. They said: "The following items are not considered vegetarian by our standards: Pad Thai (fish and oyster sauce), Caesar Salad (fish sauce), Chicken Noodle Soup, all protein add-ons but the tofu, Potstickers (chicken) and Rice Krispie Treats (marshmallow). We consider all other menu items to be vegetarian." --anon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.251.215.204 (talk) 23:45, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

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Advert Tag
I've tagged this article with advert because it reads like a brochure. Darthveda (talk) 23:27, 3 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I've added back the advert tag removed June 30, 2008, using the original 03/2008 tag date. The article does read more like an advertising piece and could use a good rewrite, if anyone is interested. Contrast this article with, for example, the one for Burger King. Glane23 (talk) 18:13, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

WP:FOOD Tagging
This article talk page was automatically added with WikiProject Food and drink banner as it falls under Category:Restaurants or one of its subcategories. If you find this addition an error, Kindly undo the changes and update the inappropriate categories if needed. You can find the related request for tagging here -- TinucherianBot (talk) 10:34, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Hiring Practices?
Rumor is that Noodles employs a large number of illegal immigrants, and has policies in place (storing I-9 documents at corporate offices so individual stores aren't liable, for example) to hide this. Can anyone corroborate this? I have heard of this practice in other areas of the food service industry, but the idea of Noodles doing this just makes me sad. 97.114.5.129 (talk) 19:26, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

I am a manager at Noodles and Company and can 100% confirm this as a true statement Gamesformay (talk) 02:41, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Food photos
None of the three photos present in the article &mdash; Image:Pasta_with_pesto.jpg, Image:CaesarSalad3.jpg, Image:Bowl of chicken soup.jpg &mdash; are photos of food as served by Noodles & Company. This is akin to showing a photo of a Big Mac in a Burger King article. As such, I've pulled all three photos. &mdash; VulcanOfWalden (talk) 18:00, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

COI contributions
Hi. I'll be helping Noodles & Company make contributions to the article from Talk with the aim of bringing the article up to the "Good Article" designation. I'm researching/writing a first draft off-line at-the-moment, which should at least bring the article up to B class when finished, while cleaning up some unsourced promotionalism and other problems on the current page.

I wanted to introduce myself on the Talk page and see if there were any Talk-page watchers interested in considering our contributed article when finished, per WP:COI. Afterwards I'll take it through the GA process to double-check our work and make sure it is neutral, complete and well-sourced. CorporateM (Talk) 19:37, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Draft
On Noodles & Company's behalf, I've prepared a draft of a substantial expansion to this article for Wikipedia's consideration at User:CorporateM/Noodles & Company. I know it's a lot of content to dump on the community at once, so I'm happy to go through it in whatever format is most convenient. (section-by-section, all-at-once, etc.). I've also prepared some extensive notes below, which flow in-order from top-to-bottom in the draft.


 * I'm still making edits and cleaning up citation errors, so please pardon my dust
 * A lot of the citations are from restaurant trade publications I obtained from my local library's database. Please feel free to ask for any citations you would like me to provide a full-text or PDF for.
 * A lot of sources differ on how they describe Aaron's inspiration for the concept of Noodles & Company. Some are along the lines of "he realized noodles make fast, healthy, affordable dishes," which is similar to the official company version. I opted for the less promotional version of it being a business decision in particular to avoid the appearance of cherry-picking to align with the company's version of events.
 * I acknowledge the end of the Early history and the Growth section are going to make an editor's hair stand up. In fact, I delete dedicated "Awards" sections on-site and there are a couple awards mentioned in the Menu and Restaurants section as well. I believe they meet the criteria User:DGG taught me of being included in profile stories and many sources were focused on how quickly the company was growing, using phrases like "Noodles & Company, the fast-growing fast-casual rest..." Seeing as editors with a COI often profess that the content is "representative of the sources" when it is not actually, I'm not sure what to say about it. Check out the sources? I'm open to feedback and some trimming may or may not be needed, but hope editors don't make assumptions, as Noodles & Co does genuinely have a positive reputation and reviews.
 * Ditto regarding the IPO, though I think some trimming might be justified anyway to reduce editorializing

I appreciate your time in advance. CorporateM (Talk) 20:52, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Looks good. Before I move the article to main space I have a few comments
 * For the origin of the idea, we can also give both. "Sources disagree on how Kennedy got the idea to establish Noodles & Company. According to ...". I used a similar approach for Amir Hamzah and Frank's Cock where sources were in disagreement
 * I've added a disambiguation needed tag. ✅
 * Many local food critics - Looks a little weaselly,
 * ethnic foods - Don't really think this is a neutral term. What is deemed "ethnic" in one country would be standard in another (by definition)✅
 * the future COO and the future head chef of Noodles & Company - Names?✅
 * What's el dante? ✅
 * Magazines and newspapers: Italics please ✅
 * I'd link the cities✅
 * As of 1999, the average check was $8.60 at lunch and $9.80 for dinner. - I'd drop this, as the price has almost certainly gone up in the 14 years since then (because of inflation if nothing else).✅
 * You mention salads, then talk about them being introduced. Rather confusing.✅
 * Any reviews of the food proper?


 * — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:42, 17 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much! I'm glad you didn't put it in just yet, because I still have a lot of janitorial and copyediting work to do. Replacing "ethnic" with "international" was on my To Do list. Let me get the citation templates nice and polished, incorporate your feedback and finalize any copyediting, tomorrow/Thursday. CorporateM (Talk) 00:13, 18 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Crisco 1492, I'm done with my citation cleanup and other edits and implemented most of your feedback. I don't think the source was more specific than "local food critics" and I think I would rather leave a Reception section as something that's open to further improvement. Such sections are difficult to write with a conflict of interest. It's been almost a week and I haven't heard back from Mike V, though I see he hasn't been editing much. If you're comfortable with moving it to article-space, that would be great, though I am just as open to waiting a bit longer to see if another editor has comments. CorporateM (Talk) 21:57, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Have inserted the body text. Have not inserted the lede as some information in this article is not in the lede (despite a wide-sweeping consensus that it should be, like the NASDAQ code) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:40, 22 September 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ CorporateM (Talk) 22:47, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * And done. Keep an eye out for some terms which may need to be linked (I've done one). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:16, 22 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much! I'll give it some time to "settle" before seeing how a GA nomination goes. CorporateM (Talk) 23:39, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

Couple items
I removed a mention of Noodles & Company's pricing in the draft by Crisco's suggestion because the source was too old. Just last Friday, an Investor's Business Daily article came out that says the average order is for $8, which could replace that.

I also just uploaded File:Noodles&Company billboard.jpg, which - if it passes muster with copyrights - would be a great image for the Advertising section. The content of this section is hard to explain in text. CorporateM (Talk) 16:48, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that new reference and price could be used, I think. Image looks okay. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:27, 23 September 2013 (UTC)


 * We'll find out soon if anyone feels the image doesn't meet the non-free criteria. I'll give the article some time to settle before nominating for GA to get one more pair of eyes on it and make sure it's up to Wikipedia's standards. CorporateM (Talk) 22:35, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Not neutral article
There is a lot in this article that, while sourced, feels to be promotional in nature. Although mostly presented through sourced quotes, there is a narrative that feels almost like a press release. Especially passages like this one in the "Growth" section (which has little to do with "Growth") like:
 * "Local food critics in many cities began naming Noodles & Company as the best fast-food restaurant in the city and it was frequently listed as a "company to watch."[3] The restaurant developed a word-of-mouth reputation as a good place to work[16] and won a Hot Concept! award from Nation's Restaurant News.[17]"

The article seems to put undue weight on positive reviews and press mentions of their business success. Compare it to an article like Subway_(restaurant) or Chipotle_Mexican_Grill (two restaurants I clicked on at random from the "Fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the United States" template at the bottom) and compare how much less emphasis is placed on glowing reviews and quotes about how well their stock is doing. --Ahecht ( TALK PAGE ) 17:13, 19 April 2014 (UTC) PAGE''' ]] ) 17:29, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
 * And do you have any negative reviews from the same period? Or do you simply feel that there should be negative reviews (even if there are none) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:41, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm not so much objecting to the last of negative reviews, but the general composition. In the example above, the section on Growth features a rumor (word-of-mouth) from an interview published in a trade magazine about working conditions and a reference no a not-necessarily notable award (I can find few references to that award that aren't from the publication in question or in press releases by winners of said award), neither of which are directly related to growth of the company. I didn't want to go through and delete stuff willy-nilly without feedback, but it seems a bit on the promotional side as it is written now. --Ahecht ( [[User_talk:Ahecht|'''TALK
 * I have uploaded a copy of the source in question here. On the last page on the bottom-left corner it says “its reputation as a good place to work has spread to potential workers by word of mouth". The article is not an interview as suggested, but upon a re-read, it appears to be referring to an individual location, as oppose to the company in general. Unless a better source is found referring to the company in a broader sense, the statement should therefore be deleted, as we don't normally cover individual locations. CorporateM (Talk) 18:12, 21 April 2014 (UTC) (please note my COI disclosure)

Notes/New sources
Keeping some new sources/notes/etc. here as I notice new articles that come out. CorporateM (Talk) 21:08, 9 June 2014 (UTC)


 * The company acquired 16 franchise locations from Sagamore Dining Partners for $13.4 million in May 2014 and seven franchises from North American Dining LLC. that June.
 * Some updates on lackluster revenue growth and stock price for the first time in the company's history, allegedly due to a tough snowstorm winter.

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Africa?
Under areas served it says Africa and I cannot find reference to a single noodles in the entire continent. A search in Google maps for noodles and company in Africa reveals inky one business in Lagos, Nigeria named Indomie Noodles and Power Oil Company. Bobby2hands (talk) 01:19, 22 October 2021 (UTC)