ROCKY MOUNT, NC--(Marketwire - April 18, 2008) - MDA announced today that Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Inc. has surpassed the $1 million level in giving to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. This year's campaign of selling Shamrocks at Boddie-Noell restaurants raised over $300,000 for MDA which helped the company achieve $1 million in giving over the past 10 years. All of the Boddie-Noell-owned Hardee's, Texas Steakhouse & Saloon, Café Carolina & Bakery, Moe's Southwest Grill, and Highway Diner restaurant locations participated in the annual "Shamrocks Against Dystrophy" campaign this year.

"We are very appreciative of all our customers and employee efforts in supporting this extremely worthwhile cause," said Mike Boddie, president of the restaurant division for Boddie-Noell Enterprises. "We're proud to know that our contributions will help enable children in our local communities to attend MDA camp this year, and we're pleased to be associated with such a worthwhile organization that does great things in our communities."

Boddie-Noell Enterprises has 395 restaurant locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky participating in this annual fundraiser. This year's proceeds for the MDA will be one of the largest in the Carolinas and Virginia and will allow 375 children to go to MDA camp this year.

"For the past nine years, from top down and bottom up, Boddie-Noell executives and associates have been tremendous in their support of the MDA," said Todd Hermon, divisional vice president of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "Their effort with Shamrocks is unparalleled in the communities that they do business. They are one of our top contributors each year."

The contributions will go to help with care for local children and adults affected by one of the 43 diseases for which the MDA provides treatment. The local services that MDA provides includes wheelchair, leg brace, and communication device payment assistance, support groups, professional health education, and care at affiliated clinics at Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Roanoke Neurological Center, the Medical College of Virginia and more.

MDA

The MDA is a voluntary health agency which works at conquering some 43 neuromuscular diseases that affect more than 1 million Americans. The MDA conducts and supports worldwide research, comprehensive medical and community services and far-reaching professional and public health education.

Boddie-Noell

Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. BNE is the largest Hardee's franchise operator in the United States with 345 Hardee's restaurants. The company-owned restaurant brands include Texas Steakhouse & Saloon, Café Carolina and Bakery café, and the Highway Diner. It also operates Moe's Southwest Grill restaurant franchise as well as the historic Rose Hill Conference Center. The company has major land-development projects completed or under way along the North Carolina coast and in Virginia. BNE employs more than 12,000 people, and is headquartered in Rocky Mount, N.C. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com.

Contact Information: BNE Contact: Mike Boddie 252-937-2800 MDA Contact: David Stephenson 704-525-6476