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Coke Cola bounded back after "new Coke" failed and they were Johnny on the spot to bring back the old formula.

Who here thinks that ding bat CEO will listen to Trump's advice?

1 posted on 08/26/2025 9:35:10 AM PDT by Morgana
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Republicans loudly protested the redesign...

Really? Republicans? No -- pretty much everybody.
2 posted on 08/26/2025 9:36:46 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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Cracker Barrel is too mired in WOKE.

Blackrock owns a major stake in the chain. They’ll never back down.


3 posted on 08/26/2025 9:37:59 AM PDT by BrexitBen
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The difference is Cracker Barrel’s business model is in big trouble. Sit down chain resstaurants serving real food are going extinct due to inflation and increased costs of business.


4 posted on 08/26/2025 9:39:54 AM PDT by lodi90
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Coke Cola bounded back after "new Coke" failed and they were Johnny on the spot to bring back the old formula.

It took awhile, and CEO Roberto Goizueta (conservative Cuban, fo what its worth) drank it until his premature dying day.

In the case of Coca-Cola, they had to contend with some 500 pound gorillas. While Pepsi had been beating them in the supermarkets, Coke completely dominated restaurant (both chains and diners, etc.) fountains, leaving Pepsi with those brands they owned at the time (Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken).

I am sure McDonald's pushed back on New Coke. That was a big deal, especially then before so many smaller competitors popped up in droves.
5 posted on 08/26/2025 9:40:46 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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In 1960 America I think the well established brands depended on a better advertising campaign to stir up product sales, they didn’t replace their well established brands, they just hired better advertising talent.


7 posted on 08/26/2025 9:43:38 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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If anyone knows anything about branding, it is Trump.


8 posted on 08/26/2025 9:43:54 AM PDT by Biblebelter
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Some Traditional PR firm should offer to re-brand gay nightclubs. You know, fill them up with MAGA hats and signs saying, "Perverts need to leave our children alone"... I'm sure the gay community would be happy with the makeover. It's time for successful companies to STOP hiring sexual weirdo Ad Agencies. Unless they want to go broke.
11 posted on 08/26/2025 9:48:09 AM PDT by GOPJ (DEMOCRAT HELLHOLE CITIES HAVE HAD 60 YEARS TO DEAL WITH THEIR CRIMINAL PROBLEMS.)
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I thought that Uncle Hershel WAS the Cracker sitting next to the Barrel.


15 posted on 08/26/2025 9:54:28 AM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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(’Cracker Barrel should go back to the old logo, admit a mistake based on customer response (the ultimate Poll), and manage the company better than ever before,’ PRESIDENT Trump said.)

Exactly. Many of us are saying the same thing.


16 posted on 08/26/2025 9:56:41 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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Libs never admit they were wrong.


17 posted on 08/26/2025 9:58:15 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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It's not just the logo. That's just stupid.

DEI and LGBTQ...get a clue.

19 posted on 08/26/2025 10:01:00 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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(’They got a Billion Dollars worth of free publicity if they play their cards right,’ )

That is absolutely correct.

Usually most idiotic moves like this,
they double-down and triple-down on
STUPID.

I’d LOVE to see them go back to normal.

I’ll be surprised if that happens...


21 posted on 08/26/2025 10:05:11 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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'Cracker Barrel should go back to the old logo, admit a mistake based on customer response (the ultimate Poll), and manage the company better than ever before,' Trump said.

Exactly right

28 posted on 08/26/2025 10:26:18 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Fire the CEO and other idiots that approved this


30 posted on 08/26/2025 10:39:04 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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Good sound, common-sense advice.

Will the female CEO admit a mistake?

Any bets?


31 posted on 08/26/2025 10:45:24 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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This is some good advice from Trump. Cracker Barrel should listen and take advantage of a great idea. The focus is on them now, but time is limited.

Turn bad PR into really good PR.


35 posted on 08/26/2025 10:54:36 AM PDT by dforest
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President Trump has got that ridiculous looking CEO in a trick bag. Listen to President Trumps advice and she kneels to “patriarchy “ or whatever her malfunction is, disregard this advice and lead CB down bud lites path.


36 posted on 08/26/2025 10:59:21 AM PDT by daku
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Who here thinks that ding bat CEO will listen to Trump’s advice?

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she/her is too far out on the limb to stop now.

after all, the rocking chairs are already painted in rainbow colors (see jaguar for how that works)


37 posted on 08/26/2025 11:25:50 AM PDT by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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Except they didn’t bring back the old formula, they brought it back with high fructose corn syrup.

I had a friend that stock piled a huge amount of the old coke and you could easily tell the difference between the old coke and what they claimed was the old formula.


38 posted on 08/26/2025 11:27:50 AM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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Who here thinks that ding bat CEO will listen to Trump’s advice?.

Not I’m starting to believe tokens are an asset tax deductible.


42 posted on 08/26/2025 11:39:06 AM PDT by Vaduz
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