Cracker Barrel: Difference between revisions
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category: | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
===Segregating and denying service to black customers (''2001―2004'')=== | ===Segregating and denying service to black customers (''2001―2004'')=== | ||
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===Serving outdated food to customers (''2025'')=== | ===Serving outdated food to customers (''2025'')=== | ||
On 8 September, numerous reports surfaced online of various food items such as meatloaf, bacon, green beans, and pinto beans tasting differently, with their biscuits described as being served "hard, rubbery and like a rock”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keller |first=Erin |date=9 September 2025 |title=Cracker Barrel once again in the crosshairs, this time for un-fresh food |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/lifestyle/cracker-barrel-controversy-food-freshness-b2823311.html |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2026 |website=Independent}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Fickenscher |first=Lisa |date=8 September 2025 |title=Before logo fiasco, Cracker Barrel had quietly started serving day-old biscuits, microwaved meatloaf: employees |url=https://nypost.com/2025/09/08/business/cracker-barrel-cost-cutters-ordered-chain-to-serve-day-old-biscuits-meatloaf-before-logo-fiasco-employees/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2026 |website=New York Post}}</ref> Numerous employees across all operating locations claim they were ordered to precook and freeze items a day in advance before cooking them in boxes in order to save costs.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2025 |title=Cost-cutting efforts at Cracker Barrel led the chain to offer day-old biscuits and meatloaf. |url=https://totalnews.com/cost-cutting-efforts-at-cracker-barrel-led-the-chain-to-offer-day-old-biscuits-and-meatloaf/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2026 |website=Total News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saletta |first=Emma |date=11 September 2025 |title=Cracker Barrel 'served patrons day-old biscuits and microwaved meatloaf' amid ill-fated rebrand |url=https://www.newsbreak.com/daily-mail-560402/4227792285231-cracker-barrel-served-patrons-day-old-biscuits-and-microwaved-meatloaf-amid-ill-fated-rebrand |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2026 |website=Newsbreak}}</ref> | On 8 September, numerous reports surfaced online of various food items such as meatloaf, bacon, green beans, and pinto beans tasting differently, with their biscuits described as being served "hard, rubbery and like a rock”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keller |first=Erin |date=9 September 2025 |title=Cracker Barrel once again in the crosshairs, this time for un-fresh food |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/lifestyle/cracker-barrel-controversy-food-freshness-b2823311.html |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2026 |website=Independent}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Fickenscher |first=Lisa |date=8 September 2025 |title=Before logo fiasco, Cracker Barrel had quietly started serving day-old biscuits, microwaved meatloaf: employees |url=https://nypost.com/2025/09/08/business/cracker-barrel-cost-cutters-ordered-chain-to-serve-day-old-biscuits-meatloaf-before-logo-fiasco-employees/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2026 |website=New York Post}}</ref> Numerous employees across all operating locations claim they were ordered to precook and freeze items a day in advance before cooking them in boxes in order to save costs.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2025 |title=Cost-cutting efforts at Cracker Barrel led the chain to offer day-old biscuits and meatloaf. |url=https://totalnews.com/cost-cutting-efforts-at-cracker-barrel-led-the-chain-to-offer-day-old-biscuits-and-meatloaf/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2026 |website=Total News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saletta |first=Emma |date=11 September 2025 |title=Cracker Barrel 'served patrons day-old biscuits and microwaved meatloaf' amid ill-fated rebrand |url=https://www.newsbreak.com/daily-mail-560402/4227792285231-cracker-barrel-served-patrons-day-old-biscuits-and-microwaved-meatloaf-amid-ill-fated-rebrand |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2026 |website=Newsbreak}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||