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Cracker Barrel

Financing

The FTC fines Biglari Holdings $1.4M over ‘grossly negligent’ Cracker Barrel stock purchase

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 04, 2022

It was the investor’s second such fine for violating antitrust laws related to the reporting of stock purchases by large existing shareholders.

Financing

Sardar Biglari doesn’t want Cracker Barrel to build restaurants

 By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 14, 2021

The Bottom Line: The controlling shareholder of the company that owns Steak n Shake wants the family dining chain to stop spending on restaurants.

Financing

Cracker Barrel gets back to pre-COVID form—sort of

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 23, 2021

The chain’s same-store sales are back to status quo thanks to better staffing. But the underlying business looks a bit different.

Operations

Cracker Barrel has high hopes for its delivery business

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 23, 2021

The chain expects its virtual brands and ghost kitchens to generate incremental sales, though it’s still too early to tell just how well they’ll do.

Operations

Ghost kitchens unlock big-city real estate for casual dining

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 11, 2021

Chains like Cracker Barrel and Chili’s are using small-format kitchens to go places they couldn’t before.

Leadership

Cracker Barrel names Craig Pommells as CFO

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 08, 2021

Pommells was formerly CFO of Red Lobster and also spent more than a decade at Darden. He is the permanent replacement for retired CFO Jill Golder.

Financing

Sardar Biglari, after five proxy vote losses, is still pushing changes at Cracker Barrel

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 05, 2021

The Bottom Line: The investor, who has been rebuffed repeatedly in his efforts to join the company’s board, is now tackling executive bonuses and wants more dividends.

Technology

Cracker Barrel opens 1st urban location: A ghost kitchen in Hollywood

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 25, 2021

The casual-dining chain will make its LA debut this week with the delivery-only Cracker Barrel Kitchen.

Workforce

How Cracker Barrel plans to shake the staffing slump

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 21, 2021

Labor challenges contributed to a difficult summer at the chain, but it has a few reasons to feel optimistic.

Food

Bacon all day and new beverages drive Cracker Barrel’s fall menu

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 10, 2021

The full-service family dining chain takes bacon beyond breakfast and debuts seasonal drinks.

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