Which is all quite in keeping with the image of this folksy,friendly fixture of the American roadside.
At other times, there have been seemingly institutional problems with the chain that relate to racism and intolerance.
Here are eight Cracker Barrel scandals that the company wishes you’d forget.
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7 Secrets Cracker Barrel Doesn’t Want You to Know
A decorative noose?
The toxic and corrosive substance caused chemical burning in the man’s mouth and throat.
Cracker Barrel was subsequently burned with a $9.4 million lawsuit.
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It reopened, but later that same year another person was hit with salmonella poisoning from the same location.
When many customers complained, the chain put all the merchandise right back and apologized.
This was a craven reversal that some thought indicated siding with the anti-LGBTQ faction of the nation.
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Systematic racism
The earlier mentions of racism at Cracker Barrel were limited to single locations.
Sadly, that’s not the case with bigotry and the chain writ large.
In early 2014, perFox News, the chain agreed to settle multiple lawsuits brought by the NAACP.
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These claims were unsubstantiated, but they dealt the chain a blow just the same.
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