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Cracker Barrel stock turns higher as Trump weighs in on logo furor
Seeking alpha ^ | August 26, 2025 | Amy Thielen,

Posted on 08/26/2025 10:01:52 AM PDT by Morgana

After a string of losses, shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) are back in the green after President Trump weighed in on the logo controversy that has pressured the stock.

In a post on Trust Social, Trump encouraged the company to restore its old logo, admit a mistake, and manage the company “better than ever before.”

“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 posted.

To distance the company from its rustic identity and appeal to a wider demographic, Cracker Barrel (NASDAQ:CBRL) embarked on a rebranding campaign, eliminating “old country store” and redesigning its logo to a more streamlined aesthetic that was roundly criticized by loyal customers and reignited controversy similar to campaigns by Target (TGT) and Bud Light (BUD).

“This year we even unveiled a brand-new logo! Rather than just showing one person, we wanted to feature lots of people. The idea was to celebrate the diversity of all our guests with a logo that represented our continued passion for pleasing people of all races, colors, and genders,” the company said on its website.

The change angered customers and sent shares spiraling lower, fueling a 7-day losing streak.

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I've been watching their stock over the last few days and today I noticed a sudden jump up. I wondered if Trump's advice had something to do with it.

I expect it to fall again after they don't take his advice.

1 posted on 08/26/2025 10:01:52 AM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Maybe people think the US is going to buy 10% of it...


2 posted on 08/26/2025 10:03:34 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: Morgana
Quit supporting LGBTQ and drop the DEI.

Changing the logo back is the least of changes needed.

3 posted on 08/26/2025 10:05:36 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Morgana

“I noticed a sudden jump up”

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Beware the “dead cat bounce”.

My guess is that, at best, it will struggle for some time.


4 posted on 08/26/2025 10:09:30 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: Morgana
In 1991 protesters launched a series of boycotts against Cracker Barrel after company policy resulted in the firing of numerous LGBTQ+ employees. The firings and boycotts became national news and eventually grew into a larger debate about shareholder influence on company employment policies and the lack of legal protections for LGBTQ+ workers. The queer network has had it out for Cracker Barrel for a long time. It WANTS it to go down in flames.

What ignorant people there are in the world!

5 posted on 08/26/2025 10:11:16 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

(Quit supporting LGBTQ and drop the DEI)

YES

I would like to see the old logo back.

There’s a good way to handle this.

I’ll be surprised if they do that though...


6 posted on 08/26/2025 10:11:59 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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To: Eccl 10:2

“My guess is that, at best, it will struggle for some time.”

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That said, there are some technical setups which would indicate positive divergence (Daily RSI and MACD and Stochastics).


7 posted on 08/26/2025 10:12:43 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: philman_36

Quit supporting LGBTQ and drop the DEI.
Changing the logo back is the least of changes needed.
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The biggest of all: return to the country store interior and drop the neutral grey, sterile operating room look favored by millenials.

Our message: “You millenials have much to choose from. Leave our values alone.”


8 posted on 08/26/2025 10:14:58 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: SaveFerris

See #5. Destruction is the goal. It has likely gone too far to be handled or for recovery...as intended.


9 posted on 08/26/2025 10:17:04 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: All

Has any company ever come out and admitted they made a mistake and won back public support ?


10 posted on 08/26/2025 10:18:00 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: HYPOCRACY

Anyone who thinks that is a flaming idiot.


11 posted on 08/26/2025 10:20:00 AM PDT by dinodino ( Shut it down anyway. )
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To: Morgana

If they Spire the ceo, and bring the old logo back they will have American Eagle like success


12 posted on 08/26/2025 10:21:29 AM PDT by Mr. K (no i think 10%consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: Mr. K

Let me try that again

If they publicly fire the woke CEO and bring back the old logo they will have an American Eagle like success.


13 posted on 08/26/2025 10:22:36 AM PDT by Mr. K (no i think 10%consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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If they fire the ceo, and bring the old logo back they will have American Eagle like success

If they hire Sydney to break the good news.

14 posted on 08/26/2025 10:22:49 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Socon-Econ
See #5 and #9. Their minds were set a long time ago.

Infiltration and destruction, which should be obvious and yet it escapes many.

Have people forgotten Jack Phillips and his bakery Masterpiece Cakeshop?

The gay lobby set out to destroy him and ruin his business. Cracker Barrel is just another instance with a longer, more covert game plan.

15 posted on 08/26/2025 10:25:16 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Morgana

After U actually read the article, I still can’t tell if the stock closed back at the price the day before the announcement, or just was higher at the end of trading yesterday than it closed the day before. You know, like actual reporting with numbers and stuff like that.

Of course, I got dilated in both eyes earlier and I’m still having some issues reading small print, but still .....


16 posted on 08/26/2025 10:25:37 AM PDT by Bernard (Issue an annual budget. And Issue a federal government balance sheet. Let's see what we got.)
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To: escapefromboston

Butt Lite is still in yo face


17 posted on 08/26/2025 10:26:07 AM PDT by A strike (f the UK/MI6 effort to sucker the US into perpetuating their delusion of British world importance)
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To: philman_36

Probably 🤔🤔🤔


18 posted on 08/26/2025 10:31:04 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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Rather than just showing one person, we wanted to feature lots of people

Cracker was sooo... non diverse (aka white and male), management & investors felt the need to dial down the whiteness and maleness. First step - get rid of the white man. Let people adjust. Then introduce a 'diverse' entity. Let people adjust. Then another. Then another.. until you have the rainbow.

19 posted on 08/26/2025 10:32:09 AM PDT by libh8er
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I took a look at their stock prices and I didn’t see anything all that drastic to begin with. In fact, it seemed to be up year over year. But I’m about 1% higher than clueless when it comes to stock analysis.


20 posted on 08/26/2025 10:32:31 AM PDT by mmichaels1970 ( )
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