LEBANON, Tenn., April 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cracker
Barrel Old Country Store® is proud to announce the opening of
its store in Tualatin, Ore., the
first Cracker Barrel® location on the West Coast. On Monday, April 17 at 6 a.m.
PDT, residents of the Portland area will begin enjoying the unique
blend of dining and shopping that is found only at Cracker Barrel.
Cracker Barrel plans to bring its homestyle, authentic cooking and
range of high-quality retail offerings, all offered at a fair
price, to three more Portland-area
locations. Cracker Barrel's entry into the Portland area marks a key expansion of Cracker
Barrel's footprint and the brand's commitment to deliver to new
guests the unique experience that has made Cracker Barrel so
popular.
"With the opening of our first store in the Portland area, Cracker Barrel is bringing its
mission of 'Pleasing People' to the West Coast," said Nick Flanagan, Senior Vice President, Restaurant
& Retail Operations at Cracker Barrel. "Cracker Barrel has
sourced high-quality ingredients from the West Coast for its stores
for many years, and we are looking forward to growing as a member
of the Tualatin community. We
invite everyone in the Portland
area to relax, dine and shop in what we hope will become their
'home away from home.'"
At the new store, guests will be able to enjoy breakfast all
day, with lunch and dinner options beginning at 11 a.m., including meals prepared from scratch
like homemade chicken n' dumplins, as well as the Wholesome Fixins
menu of classic country meals with a lighter twist. Each Cracker
Barrel store is uniquely decorated with real Americana artifacts,
memorabilia and signage. In Tualatin, Cracker Barrel's new store
celebrates the history and culture of the local area through
decorative walls that pay homage to the famous Oregon Trail, the
region's contributions to agriculture and music, Portland's status as a research hub and to the
much-loved pastimes of bicycling and skiing. Guests will also enjoy
shopping in the old country store for toys, games, food items,
apparel, accessories and other unique items.
Cracker Barrel, who features music in the retail portion of its
many stores, has partnered with the Youth Music Project, a local
Oregon organization, and country
artist Lauren Alaina to encourage guests to join them in supporting
music education in the area. Cracker Barrel is providing
support to Youth Music Group's scholarship program to send children
in need to summer music camp and on Saturday, April 8, Cracker Barrel kicked off a
"Sounds Like Home" event with Youth Music Project at the Cracker
Barrel store in Tualatin by
hosting elementary-age children, who received a private music
lesson from Alaina. As part of the "Sounds Like Home" program,
Youth Music Project students will join and perform alongside
Lauren Alaina on stage at the Oregon
Jamboree Music Festival in August.
The Tualatin store will be open
Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
PDT, and Friday and Saturday, 6 a.m.
to 11 p.m. PDT. With this location, Cracker Barrel brings
approximately 180 full and part-time jobs to the Portland-area. William
Morrison has been named general manager and has worked at
Cracker Barrel for nearly 20 years.
Cracker Barrel serves an average of 1,000 guests a day in its
643 restaurants and old country stores located in 44 states. To
keep up with the latest news on the Tualatin store, visit the Cracker Barrel
Tualatin Facebook page at facebook.com/crackerbarrel.tualatin.
About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRL) provides a
friendly home-away-from-home in its old country stores and
restaurants. Guests are cared for like family while relaxing and
enjoying real home-style food and shopping that's surprisingly
unique, genuinely fun and reminiscent of America's country
heritage…all at a fair price. Established in 1969 in Lebanon, Tenn., Cracker Barrel Old Country
Store, Inc. and its affiliates operate 643 Cracker Barrel Old
Country Store® company-owned locations in 44 states and own the
fast casual restaurants Holler & Dash™. Nation's Restaurant
News' 2016 Consumer Picks survey named Cracker Barrel Old Country
Store® the Best Family-Dining Restaurant in America. For more
information about the company, visit crackerbarrel.com.
About Youth Music Project
Youth Music Project is a
nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to providing outstanding rock, pop,
and country music education for youths by offering tuition
assistance, instrument rental, and exceptional, state-of-the-art
performance opportunities. Offerings include early childhood music
education, after-school group and private lessons, and summer
camps. YMP believes music is essential for child
development and that all children deserve access to quality musical
experiences. YMP offers individual, group and summer camp music
instruction in piano, violin, drums, guitar, bass, ukulele and
voice. Launched out of a travel trailer in 2012, YMP went from a
traveling music program to having a permanent home in a
state-of-the-art facility in West Linn, Oregon. In 2016, YMP
provided music education to 1,548 unique students, 38% of whom
attended tuition-free. For more information or to sign up for
classes, visit www.youthmusicproject.org.
Cracker Barrel Contact:
Janella Escobar
media.relations@crackerbarrel.com
615-235-4135
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