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GAAP EPS $1.90 includes $47.4M litigation settlement benefit; adj EPS $0.29 vs $0.58 YoY.
Cracker Barrel GC Richard Wolfson retires early; Jennifer Lankford promoted as successor
Richard Wolfson retired as SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective May 1, 2026 (original date May 5).
Cracker Barrel Q2 revenue falls 7.9% YoY; GAAP EPS $0.06 vs $0.99
Total revenue $874.8M, down 7.9%; comparable store restaurant sales -7.1%, retail -9.2%.
Cracker Barrel furnishes ICR Conference presentation; no material updates in filing
Management to meet with investment community at ICR Conference on Jan 12-14, 2026.
Cracker Barrel Q1 net loss $24.6M; slashes FY2026 revenue and EBITDA guidance
Revenue $797.2M (-5.7% YoY); comparable restaurant sales -4.7%, retail -8.5%.
Cracker Barrel director Dávila resigns after poor vote; incentive plan amendment approved
Director Gilbert Dávila resigned effective Nov 20 after receiving 9.6M against votes vs 6.7M for; board size cut to 9.
Cammie Spillyards-Schaefer, SVP and Chief Restaurant and Retail Operations Officer, departed Oct 2; role eliminated.
Cracker Barrel Q4 FY2025 adj EPS $0.74; FY2026 rev guide $3.35-3.45B, EBITDA $150-190M
Q4 revenue $868.0M (-2.9% reported, +4.4% adj 53rd wk); comp restaurant sales +5.4%
Cracker Barrel issues $345M of 1.75% convertible notes due 2030; repurchases $150M of 2026 notes
Issued $345M aggregate principal of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030; initial conversion price ~$72.23/share (32.5% premium).
Total revenue $821.1M (+0.5% YoY); comp restaurant sales +1.0%, retail sales -3.8%.
Cracker Barrel elects Casey's CFO Steve Bramlage to board, expanding to 10 directors
Steve Bramlage, CFO of Casey's General Stores (CASY), elected to Cracker Barrel board effective May 21, 2025.
New credit facility: $550M revolver (down from $700M) plus $250M delayed draw term loan; matures May 2030 or earlier if 2021 convertible notes remain outstanding.
Cracker Barrel Q2 adj. EPS $1.38 beats prior year; raises FY 2025 EBITDA guidance
Q2 total revenue $949.4M (+1.5% YoY); comparable restaurant sales up 4.7%.
Director Meg Crofton resigns from Cracker Barrel board for personal reasons
Meg G. Crofton notified resignation from Board effective February 26, 2025.
Cracker Barrel presents at ICR Conference; specific content redacted from filing
Management met with investors on Jan 13-15, 2025 at the ICR Conference.
Cracker Barrel Q1 revenue $845.1M (+2.6%), adjusted EPS $0.45, reaffirms FY25 outlook
Comparable store restaurant sales rose 2.9%, outperforming Casual Dining index by ~290 bps.
Cracker Barrel shareholders elect management-backed board, reject climate disclosure proposal
Ten directors elected; Biglari nominees Alberti-Perez and S. Biglari not elected (3.5M and 3.2M votes for).
Cracker Barrel reports preliminary Q1 FY2025 revenue of $845.1M, up 2.6%; reaffirms FY2025 outlook
Comparable restaurant sales rose 2.9% YoY, outperforming the Casual Dining Index by ~290 bps.
Cracker Barrel Q4 adjusted EPS $0.98, down 42% YoY; FY2025 EBITDA guidance $200-215M
Q4 revenue $894.4M (+6.9% incl. 53rd week); comp restaurant sales +0.4%, retail sales -4.2%.
Biglari nominates five candidates to Cracker Barrel board; seventh proxy contest in 13 years
Biglari (Lion Fund II) nominated five candidates for Cracker Barrel's Board at the 2024 Annual Meeting.
Cracker Barrel Q3 revenue $817.1M, down 1.9%; adjusted EPS $0.88 vs $1.11 YoY
Total revenue $817.1M, down 1.9% YoY; comparable restaurant sales -1.5%, retail -3.8%.
Cracker Barrel elects Cheryl Henry to board; William Moreton resigns
Cheryl Henry elected to Cracker Barrel Board, effective May 28, 2024; replaces William Moreton.
Cracker Barrel slashes dividend to $0.25/share, warns Q3/Q4 results below expectations
Declared quarterly dividend of $0.25/share (payable Aug 6, 2024; record Jul 19); reduction from prior level to support increased investment.
Cracker Barrel Q2 EPS falls 13% to $1.19; revenue flat; FY2024 op income guidance reduced
Q2 revenue $935.4M (+0.2%); comp restaurant sales +1.2%, retail sales -5.3%.
Sandra Cochran retires as Executive Chair and Board member; Carl Berquist named independent Chairman
Sandra B. Cochran mutually terminated employment agreement and retired effective Feb 22, 2024; resigned from Board.
Cracker Barrel elects John Garratt, former Dollar General President/CFO, to Board of Directors
John Garratt elected to Cracker Barrel Board, effective Dec. 19, 2023; board size increased from 10 to 11 members.
Cracker Barrel Q1 revenue down 1.9% to $823.8M, GAAP EPS $0.25 vs $0.77 prior
Revenue $823.8M (-1.9% YoY); comparable restaurant sales -0.5%, retail sales -8.1%.
Brian T. Vaclavik appointed Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer effective Nov 16, 2023; previously joined company in Oct 2023.
Cracker Barrel elects Julie Masino to board, expanding size to 13 members
Julie Masino, 52, elected to Cracker Barrel board effective Nov 1, 2023, serving until 2023 annual meeting.
Q4 revenue $836.7M, +0.8% YoY; comparable restaurant sales +2.4% (menu price +8.7%), retail -6.8%.
Cracker Barrel CMO Jennifer Tate to depart August 25, 2023
Jennifer Tate, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer, will leave on August 25, 2023.
Cracker Barrel names Julie Felss Masino as CEO; Sandra Cochran steps down to Executive Chair
Cochran steps down as President/CEO effective Nov 1, 2023; becomes Executive Chair through Sep 2024.
Cracker Barrel Q3 GAAP EPS $0.63 (-47% YoY); revenue up 5.4% to $832.7M; dividend $1.30
GAAP EPS $0.63 vs $1.19 prior year; adjusted EPS $1.21 vs $1.29.
Cracker Barrel names J. Mark Spurgin as SVP of Sourcing and Supply Chain, succeeding Couvillion
P. Douglas Couvillion ceased as SVP of Sourcing and Supply Chain effective Feb 28, 2023.
Cracker Barrel Q2 revenue up 8.3% to $933.9M; GAAP EPS $1.37, adjusted $1.48; dividend $1.30
Total revenue $933.9M (8.3% YoY); comp restaurant sales +8.4%, retail +4.1%.
CBRL files 8-K for ICR Conference presentation; exhibit content not available in filing text
Management will meet investors Jan 9-10, 2023 at ICR Conference.
Cracker Barrel Q1 revenue up 7.0% to $839.5M; adj. EPS $0.99 vs $1.52; cuts FY margin outlook
GAAP net income $17.1M (2.0% rev), down 48.7% YoY; GAAP EPS $0.77 vs $1.41.
Cracker Barrel shareholders elect all 11 directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor ratification
All 11 director nominees elected; Andrea M. Weiss received highest withheld votes (1,098,887).
Cracker Barrel adds Biglari nominee Jody Bilney to board, enters cooperation agreement
Board expands from 10 to 11 directors; Biglari nominee Jody L. Bilney appointed effective immediately.
Cracker Barrel Q4 revenue $830.4M (+5.9%), adj. EPS $1.57, FY2023 revenue growth 7–8%
Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $1.47, adjusted $1.57; net income $33.4M.
Kara Jacobs, VP & Principal Accounting Officer, resigns effective Oct 1, 2022 to pursue other opportunity.
Cracker Barrel enters $700M amended credit facility, replaces $800M prior facility
New $700M revolving credit facility entered on June 17, 2022; replaces $800M 2018 facility.
GAAP EPS $1.19, adjusted EPS $1.29; revenue $790.2M (+10.8%); operating income $30.5M (3.9% of revenue, down 42% YoY).
Cracker Barrel Q2 rev $862M, adj EPS $1.71; guides Q3 margin ~5% amid inflation
Revenue $862.3M (+27.3% YoY, +6.2% vs FY19); comparable restaurant sales +1.9% vs FY19.
Cracker Barrel presents at ICR Conference; no new financial data disclosed
Management presented at the 2022 ICR Conference on January 11, discussing performance and strategies.
Cracker Barrel Q1 FY2022: comp sales up vs pre-pandemic; adj EPS $1.52; $1.30 dividend
Comparable store restaurant sales up 1.4% vs Q1 FY2019; retail sales up 17.6% vs FY2019.
Cracker Barrel 2021 annual meeting results: all directors elected, rights plan approved
Ten director nominees elected with majority votes; Biglari withheld ~2M votes on several candidates.
Cracker Barrel names Craig Pommells as CFO, effective Dec 6, 2021
Craig Pommells appointed SVP & CFO effective Dec 6, 2021; succeeds interim CFO P. Douglas Couvillion.
Q4 total revenue $784.4M, flat vs FY19; comp restaurant sales -6.8%, retail +18.2%.
promoted the Company’s Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Jennifer Lankford, as the Company’s next Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective upon Mr. Wolfson’s retirement
the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”), Richard Wolfson, notified the Company of his intent to retire on May 5, 2026
On May 21, 2025, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company had elected Steve Bramlage to serve as a director, effective immediately, until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders.
On February 26, 2025, Meg G. Crofton notified Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”) that she intends to resign from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company for personal reasons effective February 26, 2025.
the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company had elected Cheryl Henry to serve as a director, effective immediately
William Moreton notified the Company that he intends to resign from the Board for personal reasons effective May 28, 2024.
the Board named Carl T. Berquist, the Board’s current Lead Independent Director, as the independent Chairman of the Board
the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company had elected John Garratt, effective as of December 19, 2023, to serve as a director
On November 16, 2023, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), appointed Brian T. Vaclavik, 57, as the Company’s Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer.
On November 1, 2023, the Board of Directors of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Julie Masino, age 52, to serve as a director until the 2023 annual meeting of the shareholders.
Jennifer Tate, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and a named executive officer, will leave the Company on August 25, 2023 to pursue other professional opportunities.
Ms. Masino will be appointed to the Board as of the Transition Date.
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