Cracker Barrel
National country-style restaurant chain.
Headquarters:
PO Box 787
Lebanon, TN 37088
Employees: 70,000
CEO: Sandra Cochran
Stock Symbol: CBRL
Website: http://www.crackerbarrel.com
Career Site
Cracker Barrel is a national chain of country-style restaurants offering breakfast, lunch and dinner menus that feature home-style comfort foods and a retail store that offers a wide selection of gifts, music and packaged foods.
There are currently over 660 company-owned Cracker Barrel Old Country store restaurants in 45 states. Menu items are moderately priced and include country ham, chicken n' dumplins, meatloaf, fish, roast beef, beans, turnip greens, vegetable plates, salads, sandwiches, pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage and grits. The restaurants do not serve alcoholic beverages. The company also owns the fast-casual Maple Street Biscuit chain with 37 locations.
Cracker Barrel restaurants reported annual average sales of $4.19 million per location.
The stores are constructed in a rustic, country store design and feature a separate retail area offering a wide variety of decorative and functional items specializing in hand-blown glassware, cast iron cookware, toys, apparel and wood crafts as well as various old fashioned candies, jellies and other foods.
Every Cracker Barrel unit is open seven days a week.
In a typical year, Cracker Barrel serves:
230 million guests
210 million biscuits
13 million pounds of chicken tenders
55 million 1.5 ounce bottles of pure natural syrup
140 million slices of bacon
162 million eggs
13 million orders of Chicken N’ Dumplins
41 million portions of grits
75 million pancakes
Every year, the country store sells 70,000 rockers and 300,000 peg games
The company reported revenues of $2.81 billion in fiscal 2021, an 11.8% increase, and net income of $254.5 million. About 20% of total revenues come from the retail stores.
The company plans to open 3 new Cracker Barrel restaurants in fiscal 2022 and 15 Maple Street Biscuit locations.
History
In the late 1960s, Dan Evins worked as a Shell Oil "jobber" in rural Tennessee. Driving from town to town, he would spend hours thinking of new ways to sell gasoline to folks traveling on the highways and interstates. All that time driving helped him understand people needed a place they could trust when they travel. So in 1969, Evins brought his latest idea to life when he and a local contractor scratched their building plans in the dirty on Highway 109 in Lebanon, TN. This dusty blueprint marked the spot of the original Cracker Barrel Old Country Store location.
1969 - First Cracker Barrel Old Country Store location opens in Lebanon, Tenn.; features a gas station
1980 - Company goes public; named one of 12 "stocks to pick" by Money magazine
1991 - 100th location opens
1994 - 200th location opens
1997 - 300th location opens
1999 - 400th location opens
2004 - 500th location opens & 35th anniversary
2011 - 600th location opens
Benefits
Store Hourly Employees
Financial Benefits
- Weekly Paychecks (by either direct deposit or Visa pay card)
- Competitive Pay
- No Tip Sharing
- 401(k) Employee Savings Plan (25% employer match up to the first 6%)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Discounts
- Employee meals 50% per scheduled shift
- Restaurant and Retail Employee Discounts
Health Coverage
- Group Health Plan (Medical, Prescription, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment)
Optional Health Plans
- Optional Dental Plan
- Optional Life Plan
- Optional Vision Plan
- Optional Critical Illness Plan
- Optional Supplemental Health Options Plan
Paid Time Off
- Paid Vacation (with no minimum average work-week required)
Opportunities for Advancement
- Personal Achievement Responsibility (PAR) Program
- Internship Program
Service Award
- Recognition on your years of service
Flexible Scheduling
Employee Assistance Program
Scholarship Program
Referral Program
Plus many other benefits
Field Management
Financial Benefits
- Semi-monthly Paychecks (by either direct deposit or Visa pay card)
- Competitive Pay
- Bonus Plan
- 401(k) Employee Savings Plan (25% employer match up to the first 6%)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Discounts
- Restaurant and Retail Employee Discounts
- 1 complimentary meal per scheduled shift
Health Coverage
- Group Health Plan (Medical, Prescription, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment)
Optional Health Plans
- Optional Dental Plan
- Optional Life Plan
- Optional Vision Plan
Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Care
- Dependent Day Care
Paid Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid holiday (Christmas Day)
Disability
- Short & Long Term Disability (Company Paid)
Service Awards
- Recognition on your years of service
Employee Assistance Program
Scholarship Program
Opportunities for Advancement
Relocation Assistance
Referral Program
Plus many other benefits
Home Office Employees
Financial Benefits
- Semi-monthly/Weekly Paychecks based on pay grade (by either direct deposit or Visa pay card)
- Competitive Pay
- Bonus Plan
- 401(k) Employee Savings Plan (25% employer match up to the first 6%)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Discounts
- Restaurant and Retail Discounts
Health Coverage
- Group Health Plan (Medical, Prescription, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment)
Optional Health Plans
- Optional Dental Plan
- Optional Life Plan
- Optional Vision Plan
Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Care
- Dependent Day Care
Paid Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Personal Days (Non-Exempt employees)
Disability
- Short & Long Term Disability (Company Paid)
Service Awards
- Recognition on your years of service
Employee Assistance Program
Scholarship Program
Tuition Reimbursement Available
Opportunities for Advancement
Relocation Assistance (select positions)
Referral Program
Health Club Membership
Plus many other benefits
Updated October 26, 2021
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