Posted on 11/27/2025 5:24:37 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Cracker Barrel's embattled CEO has complained that she was 'fired by America' in a recent interview.
Julie Felss Masino, the restaurant's president and chief executive officer, was saved by investors last week after 75 percent of shares were cast in her favor.
The vote came after Masino's controversial efforts to give the brand a 'woke' revamp.
In an interview with The Blaze's Glenn Beck, Masino discussed her leadership role.
'This is probably very unfair to ask you. Were you surprised you weren't fired?' Beck asked.
'Um, I feel like I've been fired by America,' Masino said with a laugh.
'That's probably worse,' Beck responded.
Speaking alongside senior vice president of store operations Doug Hisel on The Glenn Beck Podcast, Masino said she never intended to redesign the entire restaurant.
Cracker Barrel's embattled CEO has complained that she was 'fired by America' in a recent interview
Julie Felss Masino, the restaurant's president and chief executive officer, was saved by investors after 75 percent of shares were cast in her favor
'I think a lot of people think that Doug and me and other people sit around, are like, "Let's remodel Cracker Barrel." Nothing could be further from the truth,' Masino said.
'The notion for some of that truly came out of a lot of the work that we were doing on how do we improve food and experience. When we were talking to our guests, they said, "Stores could be a little bit more comfortable. They're real dark. I can't read the menu."'
Masino confessed that she and her team may have missed the mark with their efforts to rebrand.
'We're sorry that that's what people feel,' Masino said.
'That was not the intent. It was not the intent. It hurts me, because I don't want people to be...'
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Per Grok, Black Rock is the third largest share holder
Top 10 Shareholders of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL)As of the latest available 13F filings (Q3 2025 data, reported in early November 2025), Cracker Barrel’s shares are predominantly held by institutional investors (approximately 85-90% ownership), with notable individual activist investors. Total shares outstanding: ~22.3 million. The top shareholders are listed below, ranked by number of shares held. Note: Holdings can fluctuate quarterly due to trades; these reflect the most recent SEC disclosures.Rank
Shareholder
Here are the top 10
Type
Shares Held
% of Outstanding
Value (approx., at $33/share)
1
Sardar Biglari (Biglari Capital Corp.)
Individual/Activist
3,510,000
15.75%
$115.8M
2
GMT Capital Corp.
Institutional
2,200,000
~9.9%
$72.6M
3
BlackRock, Inc.
Institutional
1,800,000
~8.1%
$59.4M
4
Vanguard Group, Inc.
Institutional
1,500,000
~6.7%
$49.5M
5
AllianceBernstein L.P.
Institutional
1,200,000
~5.4%
$39.6M
6
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR)
ETF/Fund
900,000
~4.0%
$29.7M
7
Franklin Resources, Inc.
Institutional
800,000
~3.6%
$26.4M
8
American Century Companies, Inc.
Institutional
700,000
~3.1%
$23.1M
9
State Street Corp.
Institutional
600,000
~2.7%
$19.8M
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Institutional
500,000
~2.2%
$16.5M
And let me guess? You would be enthralled all the way to your grave.
I'd take that bet. The International Bankers are all team players. Vanguard, State Street and Franklin were, I'm sure, also along for the ride. I don't know enough about GMT Capital and AllianceBernstein to lump them in with my statement, but it wouldn't surprise me if they were also fellow travelers on the vote.
aHreholders voted stupidly. They lost their pants and by not dumping her want to lose their undies.
She is still clueless.
(She is still clueless)
She is... never give up the con
There was a movie a while back with Scarlett Johansson called "Under The Skin" in which she was some kind of tool some alien race used to lure human men to a giant vat of black goo where they would be digested as the aliens consumed them. (I think)
I say "I think" because I could only watch 20 minutes of it before it creeped me out and I turned it off and went: 
I thought "Don't go into the black goo! Don't...Great. Aliens who use a weapon like that against us...like male praying mantises who will willingly and cheerfully march to their doom if their exists the possibility of sex before it happens. We don't have a chance...not watching any more of that!"
Love the reference! I know Thomas Dolby is a brain-damaged Lefty, but I did enjoy his music. back in the day!
Hahahahahaha...I have only started a few threads in my 20+ years on FR, and I barely get fifty posts to them most of the time! I need to pick my subject matter more wisely!
I swear, I believe that the commies, LGBTQs and leftists met and decided that in order to destroy America, it begins with the kids.
Destroy the kids, screw up their minds and prevent them from having a healthy future, a family and a normal sex life and you destroy America.
I don’t even come close. My inspiration is US Naval Institute Proceedings. If I get 8, that is unusual.
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