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A wild week for Cracker Barrel

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast looks at the Cracker Barrel logo issue, Taco Bell’s marketing and slop bowls.

Is this Cracker Barrel logo saga finally over?

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business news discussion podcast The Week in Restaurants examines the apparent resolution of the Cracker Barrel branding issue. The family-dining chain opted to go back to the old logo. Will it quell the firestorm?

We also look at “slop bowls,” and whether the bowl boom is over. Or whether it’s just beginning. And what is a slop bowl, anyway. 

We also talk about Taco Bell and its marketing, and why it works so well. 

On Tech Check, Senior Technology Editor Joe Guszkowski talks mergers and acquisitions. 

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