Cracker Barrel's (CBRL) rebrand, featuring a new logo and modernized interiors, sparked widespread backlash for abandoning its nostalgic Southern charm.
Shares in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (Nasdaq: CBRL) aren't reacting as much as the company had probably hoped on Tuesday after the beloved country-style restaurant chain apologized over a logo redesign it rolled out last week.
President Donald Trump weighed in on the controversial rebranding of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. "Cracker Barrel should go back to the old logo, admit a mistake based on customer response (the ultimate Poll) and manage the company better than ever before," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
President Donald Trump said Cracker Barrel "should go back to the old logo" and that the restaurant chain should admit they made a mistake in changing it.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store on Monday issued a statement responding to the backlash it faced last week over its rebranding and new logo. Users on social media were quick to criticize the new logo, describing it as "generic," "soulless" and "bland.
The Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRL) has decreased by more than 10% over the last five days, with a closing price near $55 (as of this writing). The decline followed management's choice to swap its long-established “man on a barrel” logo for a minimalist yellow barrel – a decision that triggered backlash on social media as well as among conservative commentators.
The stock fell as much as 15% Thursday before recouping much of those losses.
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's (NASDAQ:CBRL) effort to modernise its image prompted a sharp market reaction and political backlash this week. The restaurant chain unveiled a new logo, dropping its long-used image of a man leaning on a barrel for a pared-back yellow silhouette.
‘When people love a brand, they don't always like change,' a branding expert says, after the change sparks more than 558,000 posts on social media including Donald Trump Jr.
Shares of Cracker Barrel tumbled more than 12% on Thursday, the steepest drop since April.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) shares fell as markets reacted negatively to the unveiling of a new logo as part of a broader rebranding initiative that removes one of its most recognizable brand elements. The restaurant chain replaced its long-standing emblem, an illustration of a white man in jean overalls resting his arm on a barrel, which had been part of the logo since 1977, with a minimalist, text-only design.