Cracker Barrel responded to reports that it requires employees to eat exclusively at its restaurants while traveling for work, noting that the guidance is not new. The Southern-themed restaurant chain ...

Cracker Barrel employees must pay for their own alcohol when traveling for work — and should dine out at the Tennessee-based restaurant chain whenever possible, according to an internal message to ...

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. On Feb. 2, the Wall Street Journal reported that it had obtained a leaked ...

Do Cracker Barrel employees have to eat at Cracker Barrel restaurants while traveling? Not exactly. After a Jan. 30 report in The Wall Street Journal said Cracker Barrel is pushing its staff to only ...

This story has been updated with new information. Cracker Barrel employees are facing fewer, less luxurious work travel dining options in the new year, the Wall Street Journal reported. An internal ...

Cracker Barrel has introduced a new travel policy requiring employees to eat most of their meals at its restaurants. The company will also no longer reimburse alcohol expenses for traveling employees.

Stasia Brewczynki is a New England–based writer specializing in food, drink, and travel storytelling. Her work appears in publications like Eater, Full Pour Magazine, and Modern South. Julia Child ...

2025 was a tumultuous year for Cracker Barrel. The old-country-style restaurant chain famously changed its logo and began renovating restaurants as part of a rebranding plan, only to face significant ...

Cracker Barrel has had a rough year. Between a controversial logo redesign and weaker-than-expected restaurant traffic, the brand has been working hard to steady the ship. Part of that effort included ...