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) June 4, 2002
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                          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.)
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
  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), relating to the Company's appointment
  of Max Craig as Chief Financial Officer and Richard R. Lovely as Chief Personnel
  Officer,  a newly created  position,  and  promotion of Paul J.B.  Murphy III to
  Chief Operating Officer.
  
  
  
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
  
  (c)  EXHIBITS.
  
  Exhibit           Description
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  99.1              Press Release issued June 4, 2002.
  
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
                                     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/ Anthony Wedo
                                             -----------------------
                                             Name: Anthony Wedo
                                             Title:   Chief Executive Officer
  
  
  
  Date:  June 4, 2002
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
  
  
                                                                      Exhibit 99.1
  
                 NEW WORLD NAMES FORMER TACO BELL FINANCE CHIEF CFO;
                              ALSO NAMES NEW COO & CPO
  
  EATONTOWN,  NJ (6/4/02)--New  World Restaurant Group,  Inc. (Pink Sheets:  NWCI)
  today announced that Max Craig,  until recently Chief Financial  Officer for the
  Taco Bell  Corporation  unit of PepsiCo,  Inc./Tricon  Global  Restaurants,  has
  joined the company as CFO.
  
  The company also announced that it has promoted Paul J.B. Murphy III,  Executive
  V.P. of its  Einstein/Noah  business  unit, to Chief  Operating  Officer for the
  entire New World  Restaurant  Group.  New World  additionally  named  Richard R.
  Lovely, a former Pepsico/KFC Corp. and First USA human resources  executive,  as
  Chief Personnel Officer, a newly created position.
  
  "We are very  excited  about  the  appointments  of these  foodservice  industry
  professionals,"  said Anthony  Wedo,  New World  Chairman,  President  and Chief
  Executive  Officer.  "These  underscore  how New World is building  both a world
  class executive team and a strong operating platform."
  
  As CFO, Mr. Craig,  48, is responsible  for the company's  finance,  accounting,
  strategic  planning,  compliance,  treasury,  risk  management  and  information
  technology  functions.  The  Laguna  Hills,  CA  resident  is a  veteran  of the
  foodservice industry, with more than 22 years experience in finance, information
  systems,   strategic  planning,   real  estate   development,   franchising  and
  acquisitions at the  approximately  7,000-unit Taco Bell and its parent company.
  He joined Pepsico Food Systems' finance  department in 1980 and rose through the
  ranks to become  Senior  Director,  Finance.  In 1987, he moved to the Taco Bell
  unit as V.P.,  Business  Planning,  and subsequently held V.P.  positions in the
  areas of development and acquisitions/divestitures before being appointed CFO in
  1997.  He began  his  career in 1977 in the  finance  department  of Ford  Motor
  Company.  Mr. Craig holds a bachelor's  degree in accounting  from  Southwestern
  College in Winfield,  KS, and an MBA in finance from the University of Kansas in
  Lawrence, KS.
  
  Mr. Murphy,  47, in his newly created  corporate level position of COO,  assumes
  responsibility for day-to-day  operations of all 761  company-owned,  franchised
  and licensed stores across New World's six brands.  He joined  Einstein/Noah  in
  December  1997 as Senior V.P.,  Operations,  was  promoted to Executive  V.P. in
  March 1998 and continued in that position  following New World's  acquisition of
  the assets of  Einstein/Noah  in June 2001.  His prior  experience  in the quick
  casual  restaurant  arena  includes  serving as COO with an  Einstein/Noah  area
  developer,  and as director of operations  for R&A Foods,  LLC, a Boston Chicken
  area  developer.  Mr.  Murphy  also  spent  11  years  in  operations  with  S&A
  Restaurants,  the owner and operator of Steak & Ale and  Bennigans  Restaurants.
  The Evergreen, CO resident holds a BA degree from Washington and Lee University.
  
  "Paul's appointment represents a consolidation of operational responsibility for
  all six  brands,"  said Mr.  Wedo.  "We  strongly  believe  that  this will help
  facilitate  the growth of our Manhattan  Bagel,  Chesapeake  Bagel and New World
  Coffee  brands into the quick casual  segment."  Mr.  Murphy will be taking over
  responsibility for those brands from New World  Coffee/Manhattan Bagel President
  and  COO  William  Rianhard,   who  is  leaving  the  company  to  pursue  other
  opportunities.
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
  Mr. Lovely, 43, as New World's Chief Personnel  Officer,  is responsible for the
  human resource function,  including organizational  development and compensation
  and benefits, across the company's six brands. He joins the company with over 18
  years of human resources and administrative  management  experience primarily in
  the  foodservice  and financial  services  industries.  His background  includes
  nearly seven years at PepsiCo's KFC Corporation, where he rose through the ranks
  from Employee Relations Manager to become Division Human Resource  Director.  In
  the latter position,  he headed HR for KFC's Southeast Division,  which had over
  1,200  restaurants  in 15 states.  Mr. Lovely most recently spent eight years at
  First USA/Bank One, where he served as Senior V.P., Human Resources for business
  units in the U.S. and United Kingdom that employed as many as 20,000 people. The
  Kennett  Square,  PA  resident  began his  career  in 1984 as a labor  relations
  representative  at Ford Motor Company.  Mr. Lovely holds a bachelor's  degree in
  industrial  and labor  relations  from  Cornell  University,  and a Juris Doctor
  degree from Georgetown University.
  
  New World is a  leading  company  in the 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 May 14, 2002, the company's retail system
  consisted of 468  company-owned  stores and 293 franchised and licensed  stores.
  The company  also  operates  three dough  production  facilities  and one coffee
  roasting plant.
  
  ****
  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,"
  "believe" 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:
  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) June 4, 2002
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
                          New World Restaurant Group, Inc.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (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), relating to the Company's appointment
  of Max Craig as Chief Financial Officer and Richard R. Lovely as Chief Personnel
  Officer,  a newly created  position,  and  promotion of Paul J.B.  Murphy III to
  Chief Operating Officer.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
  
  (c)  EXHIBITS.
  
  Exhibit           Description
  -------           -----------
  
  99.1              Press Release issued June 4, 2002.
  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/ Anthony Wedo
                                             -----------------------
                                             Name: Anthony Wedo
                                             Title:   Chief Executive Officer
  
  Date:  June 4, 2002
  Exhibit 99.1
  
                 NEW WORLD NAMES FORMER TACO BELL FINANCE CHIEF CFO;
                              ALSO NAMES NEW COO & CPO
  
  EATONTOWN,  NJ (6/4/02)--New  World Restaurant Group,  Inc. (Pink Sheets:  NWCI)
  today announced that Max Craig,  until recently Chief Financial  Officer for the
  Taco Bell  Corporation  unit of PepsiCo,  Inc./Tricon  Global  Restaurants,  has
  joined the company as CFO.
  
  The company also announced that it has promoted Paul J.B. Murphy III,  Executive
  V.P. of its  Einstein/Noah  business  unit, to Chief  Operating  Officer for the
  entire New World  Restaurant  Group.  New World  additionally  named  Richard R.
  Lovely, a former Pepsico/KFC Corp. and First USA human resources  executive,  as
  Chief Personnel Officer, a newly created position.
  
  "We are very  excited  about  the  appointments  of these  foodservice  industry
  professionals,"  said Anthony  Wedo,  New World  Chairman,  President  and Chief
  Executive  Officer.  "These  underscore  how New World is building  both a world
  class executive team and a strong operating platform."
  
  As CFO, Mr. Craig,  48, is responsible  for the company's  finance,  accounting,
  strategic  planning,  compliance,  treasury,  risk  management  and  information
  technology  functions.  The  Laguna  Hills,  CA  resident  is a  veteran  of the
  foodservice industry, with more than 22 years experience in finance, information
  systems,   strategic  planning,   real  estate   development,   franchising  and
  acquisitions at the  approximately  7,000-unit Taco Bell and its parent company.
  He joined Pepsico Food Systems' finance  department in 1980 and rose through the
  ranks to become  Senior  Director,  Finance.  In 1987, he moved to the Taco Bell
  unit as V.P.,  Business  Planning,  and subsequently held V.P.  positions in the
  areas of development and acquisitions/divestitures before being appointed CFO in
  1997.  He began  his  career in 1977 in the  finance  department  of Ford  Motor
  Company.  Mr. Craig holds a bachelor's  degree in accounting  from  Southwestern
  College in Winfield,  KS, and an MBA in finance from the University of Kansas in
  Lawrence, KS.
  
  Mr. Murphy,  47, in his newly created  corporate level position of COO,  assumes
  responsibility for day-to-day  operations of all 761  company-owned,  franchised
  and licensed stores across New World's six brands.  He joined  Einstein/Noah  in
  December  1997 as Senior V.P.,  Operations,  was  promoted to Executive  V.P. in
  March 1998 and continued in that position  following New World's  acquisition of
  the assets of  Einstein/Noah  in June 2001.  His prior  experience  in the quick
  casual  restaurant  arena  includes  serving as COO with an  Einstein/Noah  area
  developer,  and as director of operations  for R&A Foods,  LLC, a Boston Chicken
  area  developer.  Mr.  Murphy  also  spent  11  years  in  operations  with  S&A
  Restaurants,  the owner and operator of Steak & Ale and  Bennigans  Restaurants.
  The Evergreen, CO resident holds a BA degree from Washington and Lee University.
  
  "Paul's appointment represents a consolidation of operational responsibility for
  all six  brands,"  said Mr.  Wedo.  "We  strongly  believe  that  this will help
  facilitate  the growth of our Manhattan  Bagel,  Chesapeake  Bagel and New World
  Coffee  brands into the quick casual  segment."  Mr.  Murphy will be taking over
  responsibility for those brands from New World  Coffee/Manhattan Bagel President
  and  COO  William  Rianhard,   who  is  leaving  the  company  to  pursue  other
  opportunities.
  Mr. Lovely, 43, as New World's Chief Personnel  Officer,  is responsible for the
  human resource function,  including organizational  development and compensation
  and benefits, across the company's six brands. He joins the company with over 18
  years of human resources and administrative  management  experience primarily in
  the  foodservice  and financial  services  industries.  His background  includes
  nearly seven years at PepsiCo's KFC Corporation, where he rose through the ranks
  from Employee Relations Manager to become Division Human Resource  Director.  In
  the latter position,  he headed HR for KFC's Southeast Division,  which had over
  1,200  restaurants  in 15 states.  Mr. Lovely most recently spent eight years at
  First USA/Bank One, where he served as Senior V.P., Human Resources for business
  units in the U.S. and United Kingdom that employed as many as 20,000 people. The
  Kennett  Square,  PA  resident  began his  career  in 1984 as a labor  relations
  representative  at Ford Motor Company.  Mr. Lovely holds a bachelor's  degree in
  industrial  and labor  relations  from  Cornell  University,  and a Juris Doctor
  degree from Georgetown University.
  
  New World is a  leading  company  in the 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 May 14, 2002, the company's retail system
  consisted of 468  company-owned  stores and 293 franchised and licensed  stores.
  The company  also  operates  three dough  production  facilities  and one coffee
  roasting plant.
  
  ****
  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,"
  "believe" 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:
  Media/investors:   Bill   Parness,   Parness  &  Associates,   (732)   290-0121;
  parnespr@optonline.net