Converting list in pdf to Excel using Adobe ExportPDF

I have a document in .pdf format that is a list including columns with Town, Name, Address and Phone number, listed on the page in two columns, divided in the center. When I convert the document to Excel format, the first column returns gobblety gook, but the second column formats brilliantly. Is there anyway to modify the scan settings so that it will properly input the data when scanned? I need to do this with 158 pages of data, and returning half as an unusable format isn't working well for me. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated.