Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel expects better profits despite a $5M tariff hit

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 06, 2025

The family-dining chain said improved productivity will help it weather the impact of tariffs on its retail shops. It was the latest sign that the chain's turnaround plan is working.

Financing

Cracker Barrel's turnaround gains momentum

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 07, 2025

Same-store sales at the family-dining chain rose for the third straight quarter as customers responded to new menu items and value offerings.

Marketing

How Cracker Barrel's new CMO plans to usher the brand into the future

By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 31, 2025

Sarah Moore is working to strike a balance between pleasing longtime fans and winning over new ones at the 55-year-old family-dining chain.

Financing

Take that, Sardar Biglari: Cracker Barrel shows its turnaround plan is working

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 04, 2024

The family-dining chain posted a same-store restaurant sales increase of 2.9% for the first quarter, but retail sales continued to slip.

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Sardar Biglari wastes more of his, and Cracker Barrel's, time

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 22, 2024

The Bottom Line: The activist investor lost yet another proxy battle against the family-dining restaurant chain operator. He’d have been far better off getting out and moving on.

Financing

Cracker Barrel shareholders hand Sardar Biglari another defeat

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 21, 2024

The dissident investor failed to get himself and an ally onto the family-dining chain's board, giving management's strategic plan a bright green light.

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Leadership

Cracker Barrel airs another plea to keep Sardar Biglari off the family-dining chain's board

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 04, 2024

Reality Check: A letter mailed to shareholders Monday repeats a detailed inventory of the investor's alleged faults as a business leader.

Leadership

Cracker Barrel throws a concession to Biglari

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 09, 2024

The company has agreed to endorse one of the dissident's three nominees for a board seat. But it alerted shareholders that it expects the proxy fight to continue.

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