content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
          Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) February 4, 2002
  
  
                          New World Restaurant Group, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
  Delaware                          0-27148                            13-3690261
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  (State or Other                 (Commission                    (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction of                 File Number)                     Identification
  Incorporation                                                              No.)
  
  
                               246 Industrial Way West
                            Eatontown, New Jersey 07724
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                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
  
                                    (732)544-0155
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                (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
  
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           (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)
  
  
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  ITEM 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
  
  Reference is made to the New World Restaurant Group, Inc. press release attached
  hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated by reference herein (including, without
  limitation, the information set forth in the cautionary statement contained in
  the press release).
  
  
  
  ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
  (c)  Exhibits.
  
  Exhibit           Description
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  99.1              Press Release issued February 4, 2001.
  
  
  
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                              NEW WORLD RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
  
  
  
                                              BY:  /s/ Jerold Novack
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                                                   Name: Jerold E. Novack
                                                   Title: Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date:  February 4, 2002
  
  
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                                                                     Exhibit 99.1
  
  
        NEW WORLD REPORTS 2.2% INCREASE IN 4TH QUARTER COMPARABLE STORE SALES
  
       EATONTOWN, NJ (2/4/02) - New World Restaurant Group, Inc. (OTC: NWCI.OB)
  today announced that comparable store sales for its company-owned units
  increased 2.2% over prior year levels during the fourth quarter ended January 1,
  2002. Comparable store sales for the fiscal year ended January 1 increased 2.5%.
  
       New World's company-owned stores primarily operate under the Einstein Bros
  and Noah's New York Bagels brands.
  
       The Company expects to release its complete financial results for the
  fourth quarter and fiscal 2001 year in mid-March.
  
       New World is a leading company in the 'fast/quick casual' sandwich
  industry. The Company operates stores primarily under the Einstein Bros and
  Noah's New York Bagels brands and primarily franchises stores under the
  Manhattan Bagel and Chesapeake Bagel Bakery brands. As of October 2, 2001, the
  Company's retail system consisted of 494 company-owned stores and 294 franchised
  and licensed stores. The Company also operates three dough production facilities
  and one coffee roasting plant.
  
                                   [Picture here]
  
  Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements
  or statements which may be deemed or construed to be forward-looking statements
  within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
  words "forecast," "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "should," "would"
  and similar expressions and all statements which are not historical facts are
  intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
  statements involve and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
  other factors which could cause the Company's actual results, performance
  (financial or operating), or achievements to differ from the future results,
  performance (financial or operating), or achievements expressed or implied by
  such forward-looking statements. The above factors are more fully discussed in
  the Company's SEC filings.
  
  
  CONTACTS:
  General Media: At New World -- Stacie Lange, (303) 568-8126
  Financial media/investors: Bill Parness, Parness & Associates, (732) 290-0121;
  parnespr@optonline.net
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
          Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) February 4, 2002
  
                          New World Restaurant Group, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
  Delaware                          0-27148                            13-3690261
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or Other                 (Commission                    (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction of                 File Number)                     Identification
  Incorporation                                                              No.)
  
                               246 Industrial Way West
                            Eatontown, New Jersey 07724
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
                                    (732)544-0155
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)
  ITEM 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
  
  Reference is made to the New World Restaurant Group, Inc. press release attached
  hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated by reference herein (including, without
  limitation, the information set forth in the cautionary statement contained in
  the press release).
  
  ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
  (c)  Exhibits.
  
  Exhibit           Description
  -------           -----------
  99.1              Press Release issued February 4, 2001.
  SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                              NEW WORLD RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
  
                                              BY:  /s/ Jerold Novack
                                                   ------------------------------
                                                   Name: Jerold E. Novack
                                                   Title: Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date:  February 4, 2002
  Exhibit 99.1
  
        NEW WORLD REPORTS 2.2% INCREASE IN 4TH QUARTER COMPARABLE STORE SALES
  
       EATONTOWN, NJ (2/4/02) - New World Restaurant Group, Inc. (OTC: NWCI.OB)
  today announced that comparable store sales for its company-owned units
  increased 2.2% over prior year levels during the fourth quarter ended January 1,
  2002. Comparable store sales for the fiscal year ended January 1 increased 2.5%.
  
       New World's company-owned stores primarily operate under the Einstein Bros
  and Noah's New York Bagels brands.
  
       The Company expects to release its complete financial results for the
  fourth quarter and fiscal 2001 year in mid-March.
  
       New World is a leading company in the 'fast/quick casual' sandwich
  industry. The Company operates stores primarily under the Einstein Bros and
  Noah's New York Bagels brands and primarily franchises stores under the
  Manhattan Bagel and Chesapeake Bagel Bakery brands. As of October 2, 2001, the
  Company's retail system consisted of 494 company-owned stores and 294 franchised
  and licensed stores. The Company also operates three dough production facilities
  and one coffee roasting plant.
  
                                   [Picture here]
  
  Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements
  or statements which may be deemed or construed to be forward-looking statements
  within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
  words "forecast," "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "should," "would"
  and similar expressions and all statements which are not historical facts are
  intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
  statements involve and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
  other factors which could cause the Company's actual results, performance
  (financial or operating), or achievements to differ from the future results,
  performance (financial or operating), or achievements expressed or implied by
  such forward-looking statements. The above factors are more fully discussed in
  the Company's SEC filings.
  
  CONTACTS:
  General Media: At New World -- Stacie Lange, (303) 568-8126
  Financial media/investors: Bill Parness, Parness & Associates, (732) 290-0121;
  parnespr@optonline.net