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Cracker Barrel Stock Craters as Logo Fiasco Puts CEO Under Fire
Signage is displayed outside a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. restaurant and gift shop in Louisville, Kentucky.
Photographer: Luke Sharrett/BloombergIt took executives at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. eight days to reverse their controversial decision to overhaul their logo. It’s taking far longer to undo the damage.
Two months after Uncle Herschel was inserted back into the logo, shares of the restaurant chain keep falling, day after day, bringing its total wipeout this year to about 32%. That puts it on the cusp of eclipsing its 36% plunge during the financial crisis in 2008.