Cracker Barrel suspends plans to remodel restaurants after logo blowup Cracker Barrel said Tuesday it’s suspending remodels of its restaurants after criticism from many longtime fans The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
Cracker Barrel had been serving day-old biscuits and microwaved meatloaf before the logo scandal, employees say Cracker Barrel, fresh from the political fallout following its shortlived logo rebrand, has been accused of serving up half-baked food. The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
'Republicans and Democrats Finally Agree': Austin Blows $1.1M on New Logo Everyone Hates Amid Crime and Tax Hikes Austin spent $1.1m (£820k) on a new city logo that locals say looks uninspired. The costly rebrand has fuelled anger as residents face rising taxes and safety issues. International Business Times UK · Sep 6, 2025
Kevin O'Leary Says Customers Only Care About Product, Price And Availability. The Minute A CEO Gets Political, 'They're Out Of Mandate' Kevin O'Leary, investor and television personality best known from “Shark Tank,” had a sharp message for CEOs recently: stay focused on your customers or risk losing everything. Benzinga · Sep 4, 2025
Cracker Barrel sales slid immediately after political backlash on logo change Cracker Barrel executives reportedly spoke to the White House and told Trump officials the president’s commentary convinced them to reverse course on its logo design The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
Black server at Cracker Barrel was called ‘burnt biscuit’ by coworkers as bosses did nothing to stop racism: suit Exclusive: Roberta Mendez claims in court papers that her shift leader brazenly told her, ‘I don’t like Black people.’ The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
Cracker Barrel makes new addition amid fallout from logo change IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Cracker Barrel is launching new menu items as it continues to reel from logo backlash The southern food chain launched its ‘New For Fall Menu’ as the company embarks on a rebrand The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
'I Don't Buy Single Stocks,' Says Dave Ramsey. One Stupid Decision And You Could End Up With A Bud Light, Tesla, Or Cracker Barrel Moment Steve from Greensboro, North Carolina, called into “The Ramsey Show” with an impressive financial profile: no debt, retired at 78, and sitting on a $5.4 million net worth. But personal finance personality Dave Ramsey wasn't impressed by everything he heard. Benzinga · Aug 31, 2025
‘I’ll be going to the Waffle House from now on’: Cracker Barrel customer orders hash brown casserole. Then she cuts into it Cracker Barrel has been a staple for road trippers and comfort food fans for decades, but lately the chain has been making headlines for reasons beyond its biscuits and gravy. The Mary Sue · Aug 31, 2025
Trump news at a glance: Backlash in Chicago as mayor defies president’s immigration crackdown Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order to counter plans to send federal agents into the city. Key US politics stories from Saturday 30 August at a glance The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2025
What the Cracker Barrel backlash shows about Maga’s influence on US culture What likely started as a routine refresh spiraled into a political storm that went all the way to the US president The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2025
Kevin O'Leary Says Cracker Barrel's Viral Rebrand Proves 'Bad News' Can Create 'More Buzz' Than A Billion-Dollar Ad Spend “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary believes Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) struck marketing gold despite widespread backlash over its failed rebranding attempt. Benzinga · Aug 30, 2025
Taco Bell to slow its roll out of AI-powered drive thrus after glitches and trolls: ‘18,000 cups of water please’ The fast food chain announced last year that it would be expanding the use of voice AI technology, which helps take and process orders, but has already encountered difficulties The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2025
Benzinga · Aug 29, 2025 Cracker Barrel Rebrand Was 'Pitiful,' Co-Founder Says: 'Leave The Barrel -The Logo Alone' Restaurant company Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) found out how powerful social media backlash and calls for boycotts can be when changing something like a decades old logo. A co-founder of the restaurant is speaking out after the controversy.
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025 Cracker Barrel co-founder, 93, slams rebranding disaster: ‘Throwing money out the window’ Tommy Lowe, who founded Cracker Barrel with his late friend Dan Evins, says the chain’s modern logo remodel is ‘pitiful’
Benzinga · Aug 29, 2025 How To Trade The Internet's Biggest Controversy Let’s talk about the biggest controversy taking the Internet by storm. I'm referring to Cracker Barrel.
International Business Times UK · Aug 29, 2025 'She's From Taco Bell — What Does She Know About Country Food?': Cracker Barrel Founder Blasts CEO For 'Modern' Changes Cracker Barrel co-founder Tommy Lowe blasted CEO Julie Felss Masino's $700M modernisation, slamming logo changes and saying her Taco Bell background shows she doesn't understand the chain's country identity.
The Mary Sue · Aug 29, 2025 ‘This was never a policy.’: Miami woman dines at Cracker Barrel. Then she tries to get the complimentary bread It can be disconcerting when a beloved business changes something fundamental. Imagine McDonald’s without the golden arches, for example. It just wouldn’t be the same.
The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2025 The Cracker Barrel mess exposes the cynicism of the rightwing culture war The restaurant means little to activists – it’s simply a tool to bludgeon perceived enemies and flex conservative power
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025 Cracker Barrel removes DEI and Pride pages from its website amid MAGA logo backlash Website update follows wide-ranging right-wing backlash over new logo design
International Business Times UK · Aug 28, 2025 Cracker Barrel 'Stops Going Woke So They Don't Go Broke': Old Logo Restored, Pride Page Vanishes Cracker Barrel has scrapped its new logo and restored the 'Old Timer' while quietly removing its Pride page, a reversal that followed customer backlash, a White House nudge, and a swift stock bounce.
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025 ‘You’ve got to go easy on Trump’: Fox host scolds Jesse Watters for saying Trump didn’t do much to change Cracker Barrel logo Watters said he was ‘giving Fox credit’ for Cracker Barrel’s change of heart after ‘we covered this story for a week’
The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2025 ‘A proxy for America’s culture war’: why Cracker Barrel’s new logo sparked ire on the right The restaurant chain reverted back to its old logo after Trump joined the backlash against its rebrand. Experts say it was an easy target