• kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksM
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    3 days ago

    It’s a publicly traded company, so no, this isn’t private equity bleeding a corpse. They seem to be trying to modernize and broaden their appeal to get out of an extended post-covid slump. Per Wikipedia:

    In May 2024, Cracker Barrel revealed that 16% of their customer base had not returned since 2020.

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      Say what you will, but those 84 people stayed because there’s no better place for microwaved insults to Southern cuisine this side of the Walmart frozen dinners aisle.

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      because a disproportionate amount of their clientele don’t believe in vaccines, and fought against wearing wasks… wonder where that percentage went?