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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

NOODLES & Co (Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (Title of Class of Securities)

65540B105 (CUSIP Number)

Galloway Capital Partners, LLC 650 NE 2nd Avenue, #3007, Miami, FL, 33132 (917) 405-4591 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

02/23/2025 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.

65540B105

1	Name of reporting person Galloway Capital Partners, LLC
2	Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)   (a)   (b)
3	SEC use only
4	Source of funds (See Instructions) OO
5	Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
6	Citizenship or place of organization DELAWARE
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:	7 Sole Voting Power 0.00 8 Shared Voting Power 512,800.00 9 Sole Dispositive Power 0.00 10 Shared Dispositive Power 512,800.00
11	Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 512,800.00
12	Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
13	Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11) 8.78 %
14	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

Comment for Type of Reporting Person:

(1) The securities are held and managed by Galloway Capital Partners, LLC ("GCP"). Bruce Galloway is the managing member of GCP. Mr. Galloway has sole voting and dispositive control of GCP. Mr. Galloway may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the common stock held by GCP. (2) This percentage is calculated based upon 46,724,702 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2025. On February 18, 2026 the Company effectuated a 1:8 reverse stock split. The percentage ownership figures reported herein give effect to the reverse stock split.

SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.

65540B105

1	Name of reporting person Galloway Capital, LP
2	Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)   (a)   (b)
3	SEC use only
4	Source of funds (See Instructions) OO
5	Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
6	Citizenship or place of organization DELAWARE
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:	7 Sole Voting Power 0.00 8 Shared Voting Power 512,800.00 9 Sole Dispositive Power 0.00 10 Shared Dispositive Power 512,800.00
11	Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 512,800.00
12	Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
13	Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11) 8.78 %
14	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

Comment for Type of Reporting Person:

(1) The securities are held and managed by Galloway Capital Partners, LLC ("GCP"). Bruce Galloway is the managing member of GCP. Mr. Galloway has sole voting and dispositive control of GCP. Mr. Galloway may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the common stock held by GCP. (2) This percentage is calculated based upon 46,724,702 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2025. On February 18, 2026 the Company effectuated a 1:8 reverse stock split. The percentage ownership figures reported herein give effect to the reverse stock split.

SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.

65540B105

1	Name of reporting person GALLOWAY BRUCE
2	Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)   (a)   (b)
3	SEC use only
4	Source of funds (See Instructions) OO
5	Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
6	Citizenship or place of organization FLORIDA
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:	7 Sole Voting Power 0.00 8 Shared Voting Power 512,800.00 9 Sole Dispositive Power 0.00 10 Shared Dispositive Power 512,800.00
11	Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 512,800.00
12	Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
13	Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11) 8.78 %
14	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN

Comment for Type of Reporting Person:

(1) The securities are held and managed by Galloway Capital Partners, LLC ("GCP"). Bruce Galloway is the managing member of GCP. Mr. Galloway has sole voting and dispositive control of GCP. Mr. Galloway may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the common stock held by GCP. (2) This percentage is calculated based upon 46,724,702 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2025. On February 18, 2026 the Company effectuated a 1:8 reverse stock split. The percentage ownership figures reported herein give effect to the reverse stock split.

SCHEDULE 13D

Item 1.	Security and Issuer
(a)	Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
(b)	Name of Issuer: NOODLES & Co
(c)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 520 ZANG ST., SUITE D, Broomfield, COLORADO , 80021.
Item 1 Comment: This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Noodles and Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). The principal executive office of the Issuer is located at 520 Zang Street, Suite D, Broomfield, CO 80021. Information given in response to each item below shall be deemed incorporated by reference in all other items below. As of February 23, 2026, the Reporting Persons (defined below) beneficially owned an aggregate of 512,800 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 8.78% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
Item 2.	Identity and Background
(a)	(i) Galloway Capital Partners, LLC (ii) Galloway Capital, LP (iii) Bruce Galloway
(b)	Galloway Capital Partners, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company incorporated in Delaware. Galloway Capital, LP is a limited partnership incorporated in Delaware. Bruce Galloway is a resident of Florida. Bruce Galloway is the managing member of Galloway Capital Partners, LLC. Galloway Capital Partners, LLC is the investment manager of Galloway Capital, LP
(c)	The address of the principal business office of each Reporting Person is 650 NE 2nd Avenue, 3007, Miami, FL 33132.
(d)	During the last five years, neither Reporting Person nor any executive officer or director of Galloway Capital Partners, LLC has (i) been convicted in any criminal proceeding or (ii) been a party to any civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which he was subject to any judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(e)	During the last five years, neither Reporting Person nor any executive officer or director of Galloway Capital Partners, LLC has (i) been convicted in any criminal proceeding or (ii) been a party to any civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which he was subject to any judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f)	Delaware
Item 3.	Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
	Galloway Capital Partners, LLC acquired 161,600 shares of Common Stock in open market purchases from December 2025 through February 2026. The aggregate purchase price for the shares of Common Stock is approximately $5.75 per share. Such shares of Common Stock were purchased with investment capital of Galloway Capital Partners, LLC, Galloway Capital, LP and Mr. Galloway. The Reporting Persons have effectuated transactions to acquire shares of Common Stock within the past sixty (60) days, as reflected in Schedule 1 to this Report. Other than as set forth in this Report, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions in the shares of Common Stock within the past sixty (60) days.
Item 4.	Purpose of Transaction
	Each Reporting Person acquired the securities described in this Schedule 13D for investment purposes and intend to review its investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Each Reporting Person may from time to time acquire additional securities of the Issuer or retain or sell all or a portion of the shares then held by such Reporting Person, in the open market, block trades, underwritten public offerings or privately negotiated transactions. Any actions any Reporting Person might undertake with respect to its investment in the Issuer may be made at any time and from time to time and will be dependent upon such Reporting Person's review of numerous factors, including, but not limited to: ongoing evaluation of the Issuer's business, financial condition, operations, prospects and strategic alternatives; price levels of the Issuer's securities; general market, industry and economic conditions; the relative attractiveness of alternative business and investment opportunities; tax considerations; liquidity of the Issuer's securities; and other factors and future developments. Each Reporting Person may consider, explore and/or develop plans and/or make proposals (whether preliminary or final) with respect to, among other things, the Issuer's performance, operations, management, governance (including potential changes to the Board), conflicted party transactions, capital allocation policies, and strategy and plans of the Issuer. Each Reporting Person intends to engage the Board and management with respect to the matters referred to in the preceding sentence. In addition, each Reporting Person may, at any time and from time to time, (i) review or reconsider its position and/or change its purpose and/or formulate plans or proposals with respect thereto and (ii) propose or consider one or more of the actions described in subparagraphs (a) - (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons sent the attached letter to management of the Company.
Item 5.	Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a)	See Items 11 and 13 on the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities identified pursuant to Item 1 owned by the Reporting Person.
(b)	Number of shares as to which the Reporting Persons have: i. Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 7 on cover pages to this Statement. ii. Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 8 on cover pages to this Statement. iii. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: See Item 9 on cover pages to this Statement. iv. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: See Item 10 on cover pages to this Statement.
(c)	Other than as set forth in response to Item 3 above, no other transactions in the Issuer's Common Stock by the Reporting Persons were effected in the past sixty (60) days.
(d)	No other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.
(e)	Not applicable.
Item 6.	Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer
	Except for the relationships described above and in the responses to Items 4 and 5 herein, none of the Reporting Persons, nor, to the best of their knowledge, any persons identified in Item 2 hereof has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person, with respect to any securities of the Issuer.
Item 7.	Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
	Ex 99.1 Joint Filing Agreement Ex 99.2 Letter to Management dated February 23, 2026

SIGNATURE
	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Galloway Capital Partners, LLC

Signature: /s/ Bruce Galloway Name/Title: Bruce Galloway, Managing Member Date: 02/23/2026

Galloway Capital, LP

Signature: /s/ Bruce Galloway Name/Title: Bruce Galloway, Managing Member Date: 02/23/2026

GALLOWAY BRUCE

Signature: /s/ Bruce Galloway Name/Title: Bruce Galloway Date: 02/23/2026

Exhibit 99.1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the Common Stock of Noodles and Company dated as of February 23, 2026 is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13G) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Schedule 1

Purchases by the Reporting Persons

EXHIBIT 99.2

Galloway Capital Partners, LLC

February 24, 2025

Joe Christina
President and Chief Executive Officer
Noodles & Company
520 Zang Street, Suite D
Broomfield, CO 80021

Dear Mr. Christina:

Our firm has increased its ownership position in Noodles & Company from 6.01% to 8.6%. Following additional analysis, we remain confident that the Company is firmly on a path toward recovery and improved operating performance.

The pre-announced fourth quarter results were particularly encouraging, with comparable sales at company-owned restaurants increasing more than 7% and franchised locations up more than 6%. Despite these improvements, we believe the shares are trading at an irrational valuation that does not adequately reflect the Company’s operational progress and intrinsic value.

We continue to support the management team’s execution and its focus on strengthening the operating framework, expanding margins, and improving overall profitability. Noodles & Company benefits from a loyal customer base, average unit volumes exceeding $1.4 million, and more than $500 million in systemwide sales. In our view, the value of the Company’s 320 company-owned restaurants materially exceeds its outstanding debt.

We look forward to the outcome of the Company’s engagement with its investment banking advisor, which we believe has the potential to further enhance shareholder value. As always, we remain available to discuss strategic initiatives with you and the Board.

Please feel free to contact me at bgalloway@gallowaycap.com.

Very truly yours,

Bruce Galloway
Chief Investment Officer
Galloway Capital Partners, LLC