Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Catterton-Noodles Holdings, LLC	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/17/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NOODLES & Co [NDLS]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, SUITE 200	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          ___X___ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below)
(Street) GREENWICH, CT 06831       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	4606337 (1)	D (1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants to Purchase Class A Common Stock	8/9/2017	2/9/2022	Class A Common Stock	1913793.0	$4.35	I (2)	(2)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On August 17, 2020, Catterton-Noodles, LLC ("Catterton Noodles") made a pro rata distribution of 6,224,987 shares of Class A Common Stock, constituting all of the shares of Class A Common Stock for which it was the holder of record, to its members (the "Distribution"). Upon completion of the Distribution, Catterton-Noodles Holdings, LLC ("Catterton Noodles Holdings") is the holder of record of 4,606,337 shares of Class A Common Stock.
(2)	Catterton Noodles holds warrants that are immediately exercisable for the purchase of up to 1,913,793 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Catterton Noodles. Catterton Noodles Holdings may be deemed to beneficially own such warrants.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Catterton-Noodles Holdings, LLC 599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE SUITE 200 GREENWICH, CT 06831		X

Signatures
Scott A. Dahnke (Authorized Person for Catterton-Noodles Holdings, LLC)		8/21/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date