If you work at Cracker Barrel, you’d better love eating at Cracker Barrel when you’re on the road.
A Country Boy Breakfast from Cracker Barrel may sound like a great meal — that is, until you’ve had it four days in a row. a leaked Cracker Barrel message instructing employees to postpone work travel until later in 2026 — but if they do travel, they should head to their nearest chicken-fried chain, Cracker Barrel, to eat.
“Employees are expected to dine at a Cracker Barrel store for all or the majority of meals while traveling, whenever practical, based on location and schedule,” the company said in an internal memo viewed by WSJ. Additionally, Cracker Barrel tells its employees it won’t pay for alcohol: “Exceptions for special occasions must be pre-approved by an E-Team member,” it wrote in the memo.However, according to Cracker Barrel, this policy was put in place far before its logo controversy. “The policy for employees to dine at Cracker Barrel while traveling for business, whenever practical, based on location and schedule, is not new,” the company tells TODAY.com, adding that the rule has existed since June 2024. “Also, it is not the only place that our employees may eat when on the road, as previously reported. The change was to further limit reimbursement of alcoholic beverages under the policy.” This cost-cutting measure — and others like it — has been dubbed “travelscrimping,” a term coined by expense management company SAP Concur in its for the first time in 48 years, getting rid of the “Old Timer” character, which led to such negative feedback that the brand 4-Week Exercise Plan Proven to Help You Find — and Maintain — Your Motivation
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