EVANS BOB FARMS INC
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Exhibit&nbsp;10
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR DIRECTORS<BR>
Adopted and Effective May&nbsp;8, 2006 and Amended November&nbsp;10, 2006</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>Employee Directors&#146; Retainer</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">All members of the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), who are employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries (&#147;Employee
Directors&#148;) shall be paid a cash retainer of $1,200 per month ($14,400 annually). The cash
retainer shall be paid on or before the first of each month.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>Non-Employee Directors&#146; Retainer</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">All directors of the Company who are not employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries
(&#147;Non-Employee Directors&#148;) shall be paid a cash retainer of $2,000 per month ($24,000 annually).
The cash retainer shall be paid on or before the first of each month.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Each Non-Employee Director shall also receive 2,500 restricted shares of the Company&#146;s common stock
each year. These shares shall be awarded as soon as practicable following each annual meeting of
stockholders to the Non-Employee Directors belonging to the class of directors elected at such
meeting as well as the incumbent Non-Employee Directors belonging to the classes of directors not
standing for reelection at the annual meeting. If a new Non-Employee Director is elected by the
directors to fill a vacancy on the Board, the Company will award the Non-Employee Director a full
equity award of 2,500 restricted shares as soon as practicable following the beginning of his or
her Board service. Non-Employee Directors cannot sell or otherwise transfer these shares for a
period of one-year after the shares are issued. These shares shall be awarded out of and in
accordance with the Company&#146;s 2006 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>Lead Independent Director</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Lead Independent Director shall be paid a cash retainer of $1,250 per month ($15,000 annually)
in addition to the Non-Employee Directors&#146; retainer described above and any other compensation to
which the Lead Independent Director may be entitled under this Director Compensation Program. The
Lead Independent Director&#146;s retainer shall be paid on or before the first of each month.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>Non-Employee Directors&#146; Board Meeting Fee</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Each Non-Employee Director will be paid $1,500 per Board meeting attended. All Board meeting fees
shall be paid on or before the first day of the month following the Board meeting.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>Non-Employee Directors&#146; Committee Fees</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Each fiscal year, each Non-Employee Director is expected to attend approximately five regularly
scheduled meetings of the committees of the Board on which he or she serves. Committees of the
Board shall meet as the business requires.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following table shows the fees to be paid to Non-Employee Directors for each meeting of a
committee of the Board attended:
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Audit Committee</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,750</TD>
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    <TD align="right">3,000</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Compensation Committee</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,500</TD>
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    <TD align="right">2,500</TD>
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Corporate Governance
Committee</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right">1,500</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">All meeting fees shall be paid on or before the first day of the month following the committee
meeting.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>Special Assignments and Projects</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Non-Employee Directors who undertake special projects and assignments at the request of the
Chairman of the Board or the Lead Independent Director shall be compensated on a per diem basis at
a rate of $1,000 plus expenses.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Company shall maintain a $50,000 life insurance policy for each Non-Employee Director.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Group healthcare is provided at employee cost levels in accordance with the Company&#146;s group
healthcare plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Non-Employee Directors are entitled to seek reimbursement for out of pocket expenses associated
with travel to and from meetings of the Board and its committees.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>Director Retirement</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mandatory Retirement: A director may not stand for reelection to the Board after his or her 70th
birthday.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Early Retirement: A director may retire with 10&nbsp;years of service after attaining age 55.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>Term and Effect</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This Compensation Program for Directors will be reviewed periodically by the Compensation Committee
of the Board. The Compensation Committee shall recommend any changes it deems necessary to the
Board. The Board may modify or terminate this Compensation Program for Directors in its discretion
at any time. This Compensation Program for Directors is effective as of November&nbsp;10, 2006 and
supersedes all previous director compensation plans of the Company.
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