Noodles, Webroot prepping IPOs; Pharmaca waits for more growth

While Niwot-based Crocs Inc. and Longmont-based Boulder Specialty Brands Inc. are the only two local companies currently seeking an initial public offering, two other firms in Boulder have hinted that they too are considering the IPO route.

Officials with Noodles & Co. and Webroot Software Inc. said that they are preparing their companies to go public, if the right conditions present themselves. Meanwhile, another Boulder-based company, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy Inc., said it will focus on more growth before considering an IPO.

Filing for an IPO is just one of several options for Noodles to grow its business and allow for a return…