5 h. ago 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

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8 h. ago McDonald's to launch new menu in days with three items returning and two new additions

The fast food giant has announced a menu shake-up hitting restaurants in days as well as the launch of three fan items

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3 d. ago The Cracker Barrel mess exposes the cynicism of the rightwing culture war | Sidney Blumenthal

The restaurant means little to activists – it’s simply a tool to bludgeon perceived enemies and flex conservative powerFirst they came for the Smithsonian. Then they came for Cracker Barrel.Whether it’s the museums or the corporations – or the universities, law firms, federal departments and agencies – the attack lines of the Trump culture war and its culture warriors are the same. The vicious full-scale assault on the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain after the company naively wandered on to the battle zone by altering its “Old Timer” logo exposes the cynicism of the whole operation and its ulterior motive to impose an authoritarian regime over every aspect of American society.Sidney Blumenthal, former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, has published three books of a projected five-volume political life of Abraham Lincoln: A Self-Made Man, Wrestling With His Angel and All the Powers of Earth. He is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 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

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4 d. ago ‘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’

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4 d. ago ‘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 targetOn Tuesday, the United States commander-in-chief weighed in on one of the most pressing issues facing our nation: the rebranding of a restaurant chain.Last week, Cracker Barrel, a Tennessee company whose nationwide locations lean heavily on a cozy, old-timey aesthetic – “rocking chairs on the porch, a warm fire in the hearth, peg games on the table” – announced it was updating its logo. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘He would not have liked the plain Jane logo’: Family of Cracker Barrel’s original designer breaks silence on logo backlash

Cracker Barrel has vowed to keep its original logo after conservatives railed against its new branding

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4 d. ago How US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel became a Maga lightning rod

Controversy around group’s logo change highlights America’s fickle political culture

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4 d. ago Meet the water sommeliers: they believe H O can rival wine – but would you pay £19 a bottle?

A restaurant in the English county of Cheshire has launched a water menu, as have a number of US establishments. Is it really possible, though, to tell one terroir from another?For diners at a fancy restaurant in Cheshire, there is now a new twist to the usual routine. First comes La Popote’s menu, created by the owners, the chef Joe Rawlins and Gaëlle Radigon, who live upstairs with their children. Next comes the wine list, which includes more than 100 bottles. And then, in what is very much a first for Cheshire, a water list.Rawlins, 32, presents the new menu as I get comfy in the dining room in a converted redbrick barn in Marton, a village halfway between Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent. A choice of seven waters ranges from a £5 bottle of Crag, which comes from the nearby Peak District, to Vidago, a mineral-rich water from a Portuguese spa town, which will cost you £19. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago What to know about Cracker Barrel's logo misfire and what could happen next

Cracker Barrel hired a new CEO in 2023 to innovate and appeal to more customers

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5 d. ago Cracker Barrel to restore old logo following MAGA backlash over rebrand

Cracker Barrel plans to restore its old logo following MAGA backlash about a rebrand that saw the restaurant chain drop its Uncle Herschel mascot

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6 d. ago Trump calls Cracker Barrel logo outrage ‘a great opportunity’ to cash in for restaurant chain that set off MAGA

‘They got a Billion Dollars worth of free publicity if they play their cards right. Very tricky to do, but a great opportunity,’ the president wrote on Truth Social.

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6 d. ago I’m a dietitian — here’s the startling amount of sugar in the new Dunkin’ drink and how to cut back

The first part of the chain’s fall menu launched on August 20

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6 d. ago Can ANYONE really tell the taste difference between a £19 bottle of water and a 85p one? Our testers found out

How much would you pay for some water? It appears some diners would go so far as spending a whopping £19 for a bottle, after a restaurant in Cheshire launched their new 'menu'.

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6 d. ago Cracker Barrel apologizes for new logo but says it is sticking with change

Company says ‘we could have done a better job sharing who we are’ after taking heat over rebrandThe US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel has apologized to fans who were angered when it announced a new logo recently – but it is sticking with the change.“If the last few days have shown us anything, it’s how deeply people care about Cracker Barrel. We’re truly grateful for your heartfelt voices,” the company said Monday in a statement on its website. “You’ve also shown us that we could have done a better job sharing who we are and who we’ll always be.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago New Dunkin’ fall drink has over twice the amount of daily recommended sugar — here’s a dietitian’s advice

The first part of the chain’s fall menu launched on August 20

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7 d. ago Cracker Barrel admits it ‘could’ve done a better job’ amid right

Cracker Barrel said its ‘Uncle Herschel’ character will still be a part of its branding, even if he isn’t on the sign

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9 d. ago The great water taste test! As Michelin Guide restaurant touts luxe new 'menu' dedicated just to the simple beverage, can you really tell the difference between 85p and £19 bottles?

How much would you pay for some water? It appears some diners would go so far as spending a whopping £19 for a bottle, after a restaurant in Cheshire launched their new 'menu'.

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1 week ago Cracker Barrel CEO slammed by Steak ‘n Shake over controversial rebrand

New logo has ignited political debate and intense backlash from other brands

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1 week ago Cracker Barrel loses $94 million in a day after disastrous rebrand sparks MAGA outrage

The new logo for the restaurant chain has been blasted by Trump’s MAGA base, claiming the design is ‘woke’ and ‘boring’

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