Fiscal Year Ended

Exhibit 4.1

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
3776 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43207
(614)  ###-###-####

July 12, 2006

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549

     Re: Bob Evans Farms, Inc. — Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended April 28, 2006

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), is today filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 28, 2006 (the “Form 10-K”).

     Pursuant to the instructions relating to the Exhibits in Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K, the Registrant hereby agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, copies of instruments and agreements defining the rights of holders of the Registrant’s long-term debt and of the long-term debt of Registrant’s consolidated subsidiaries, which are not being filed as exhibits to the Form 10-K. Such long-term debt does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Very truly yours,

BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.

/s/Donald J. Radkoski

Donald J. Radkoski
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary