Cracker Barrel has reportedly instructed its employees to only eat at its restaurants while on business trips and to avoid buying pricy alcohol at the company's
FLORIDA CITY, FLORIDA - AUGUST 27: A Cracker Barrel sign featuring the old logo hangs outside of a restaurant on August 27, 2025 in Florida City, Florida. The restaurant unveiled a new logo earlier this week as part of a larger brand refresh, but due to pushback from customers who didn't like the new logo, they announced that they will be keeping the old logo.
Cracker Barrel has reportedly instructed its employees to only eat at its restaurants while on business trips and to avoid buying pricy alcohol at the company's expense.that changes corporate employees' travel guidance. When traveling for work, employees typically receive a stipend or company card to pay for things like food, transportation and lodging. The policy for employees to dine at Cracker Barrel while traveling for business, whenever practical based on location and schedule, is not new. Also, it is not the only place that our employees may eat when on the road, as previously reported," Cracker Barrel's statement said. The company said it chose to change the travel guidelines to "further limit reimbursement of alcoholic beverages under the policy" and according to the memo, special approval would be required for alcohol reimbursement. The memo leak comes after Cracker Barrel garnered national attention last year for attempting to rebrand its restaurants by removing "Uncle Herschel" from the logo and renovating locations.Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino faced particular scrutiny at the time for her role in turning the company “woke,” according to critics. Less than a week later, the company decided to keep its "Old Timer" logo after it was reported that thein response to "ongoing feedback" from customers. The restaurant chain had tested a "modern remodel design" in four of its 660 locations across the U.S., but won't be redoing any of the others. In a continuation of listening to the customer, the company announced the“Cracker Barrel has always been more than a restaurant - it’s a place where Americans reconnect with traditions, with each other, and with the comfort of familiar food and nostalgic surroundings,” said Sarah Moore, Chief Marketing Officer. “Partnering with America250 is a natural extension of our heritage, reflecting the way we’ve always brought people together through the comforting flavors and shared moments that give meaning to everyday life. As the nation marks 250 years, we’re proud to help families create new memories around the same table they’ve been gathering for generations.”The family of Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez has filed a $50 million lawsuit after her death in a Dollar Tree freezer.Multibillion-dollar data center to join Genesee County's booming tech hub Stream Data Centers, a Texas-based company, is planning to expand its operations by building a multi-billion dollar data center in Genesee County.On the day she was slated to go on trial, a woman whose 7-year-old son was hit by and U-Haul truck and killed on the 4th of July in 2024 reached a guilty plea.
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