---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-127360"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CBRL"
cik: "0001067294"
company_name: "CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC"
filed_at: "2023-12-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T10:18:37.032752+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cracker Barrel elects John Garratt, former Dollar General President/CFO, to Board of Directors

## Summary
- John Garratt elected to Cracker Barrel Board, effective Dec. 19, 2023; board size increased from 10 to 11 members.
- Garratt is former President and CFO of Dollar General, retired 2023; brings retail and finance expertise.
- He also serves on boards of Humana and Papa John's International.
- Compensation as outside director will follow standard practices, prorated for partial year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-127360
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CBRL
- cik: 0001067294
- company_name: CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC
- filed_at: 2023-12-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465923127360/0001104659-23-127360-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465923127360/tm2333223d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-127360
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-127360.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-127360.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Garratt was elected as director at CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC.
  - Action: elected
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company had elected John Garratt, effective as of December 19, 2023, to serve as a director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465923127360/0001104659-23-127360-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.