The founder of Bob Evans Farms Inc. will meet with West Virginia University officials and tour agriculture farms at Potomac State College of WVU in Keyser, WVU s main campus in Morgantown and the Reedsville operation Oct. 6-7.

The visit by Bob Evans and his wife, Jewell, is in conjunction with a gift being made by the Evanses to the WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences through the WVU Foundation.

Members of the media are encouraged to attend two photo opportunities:

p. Monday, Oct. 6

5:30 p.m., Lower Farm, Potomac State College of WVU , Keyser

p. Tuesday, Oct. 7

1 p.m., WVU Animal Sciences Farm, Stewartstown Road, Morgantown

Bob Evans Farms Inc. owns and operates 529 full-service family restaurants in 22 states under the Bob Evans and Owens Restaurant names, including two in Morgantown and one in Lavale, Md., near Keyser. Bob Evans Restaurants are principally located in the East North Central, mid-Atlantic and Southern United States, while Owens Restaurants operate in Texas.

Bob Evans homestyle retail food products are sold under the Bob Evans Farms and Owens Country Sausage brand names in grocery stores in all or part of 30 states and the District of Columbia.