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Steak ‘n Shake slams Cracker Barrel CEO for eliminating ‘old-timer’ from logo: ‘We take pride in our history’
New York Post ^ | August 21, 2025 | Sophia Compton,

Posted on 08/23/2025 9:11:28 AM PDT by Morgana

Steak ‘n Shake has taken aim at Cracker Barrel, accusing the Southern country-themed chain of erasing its heritage and identity with its controversial new logo.

The Indianapolis-based burger chain took to X on Thursday to slam Cracker Barrel for allegedly abandoning its roots, implying that CEO Julie Felss Masino is stripping away the identity of the restaurant and gift store chain in pursuit of short-term trends.

“Sometimes, people want to change things just to put their own personality on things,” Steak ‘n Shake posted on X on Thursday, along with an image of part of the old Cracker Barrel logo.

“At [Cracker Barrel], their goal is to just delete the personality altogether. Hence, the elimination of the ‘old-timer’ from the signage.”

Steak ‘n Shake continued, “Heritage is what got Cracker Barrel this far, and now the CEO wants to just scrape it all away. At Steak ‘n Shake, we take pride in our history, our families, and American values. All are welcome. We will never market ourselves away from our past in a cheap effort to gain the approval of trend seekers.”

The fiery post followed just one day after Steak ‘n Shake called out Cracker Barrel on Wednesday for the logo change.

Replying to a post from Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz in which he criticized the chain’s leadership for the new logo, Steak ‘n Shake accused Cracker Barrel’s board of directors of not respecting its “historical customers” or “brand.”

“At Steak ‘n Shake, we have gone back to basics,” Steak ‘n Shake posted to X on Wednesday.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: budlight; crackerbarrel; dei; juliefelssmasino; steaknshake

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To: Craftmore

And the barrel.

They deleted the barrel, too.


21 posted on 08/23/2025 11:50:43 AM PDT by steve in DC
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To: Morgana

Cracker Barrel LITE


22 posted on 08/23/2025 12:03:45 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: Morgana
CEO says "Everybody loves the changes..."

Not just the logo. The remodeling will turns a country style restaurant into an Arby's.


23 posted on 08/23/2025 12:51:45 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: T.B. Yoits

24 posted on 08/23/2025 2:23:15 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Morgana

Get all the woke Karens to eat at Cracker Barrel because gov’t assistance is enough to buy you a meal and the old timers are dying off every day by the boat load.


25 posted on 08/23/2025 2:58:37 PM PDT by BEJ
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To: Morgana

Steak n’ Shake is generally decent - burgers are smashed and tasty, fries are shoestring. I can’t drink the shakes anymore but they were always good. Freddy’s is similar but S&S is better. I was always fond of their chili for some reason, though it’s nothing special.


26 posted on 08/23/2025 9:39:42 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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