LEBANON, Tenn., Aug. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cracker Barrel
Old Country Store® (Nasdaq: CBRL) today announced that Meg Crofton has been elected to the company's
Board of Directors, effective immediately. A 35-year veteran of The
Walt Disney Company, Ms. Crofton served as president of
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts,
United States and France before retiring in 2015.
Ms. Crofton brings extensive hospitality experience to Cracker
Barrel and is widely known and respected for her leadership and
passion for a world-class customer and employee experience. As
president of Walt Disney Parks and
Resorts, United States and
France, she was responsible for
the operations of the company's theme parks and resorts in
Florida, California and Paris. In addition, the division's global
functional lines of business reported to her – food and beverage,
merchandise, hotel and park operations, facilities/maintenance,
safety and security. Throughout her Disney career, Ms. Crofton held
a wide range of executive positions in both operating and
functional areas, as well as key leadership roles in the openings
of many domestic and international properties.
"We're very pleased to have Meg join our Board and look forward
to the experience and judgment she brings as we continue to
strengthen the Cracker Barrel brand," said Cracker Barrel Chairman
of the Board James W. Bradford. "Meg's focus on helping leaders to
realize their greatest potential in order to drive business
performance, as well as her belief that a great guest experience
depends on a great employee experience will add a valuable
perspective to our Board."
About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 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. The restaurants serve up delicious, home-style country food
such as meatloaf and homemade chicken n' dumplins as well as our
signature biscuits using an old family recipe. The authentic old
country retail store is fun to shop and offers unique gifts and
self-indulgences.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) was
established in 1969 in Lebanon,
Tenn. and operates 645 company-owned Cracker Barrel
locations and four company-owned Holler & Dash Biscuit House
locations across 44 states. Every Cracker Barrel store is open
seven days a week with hours Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.,
and Friday and Saturday, 6 a.m. - 11
p.m. For more information, visit: crackerbarrel.com.
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Media Contact:
Janella Escobar
janella.escobar@crackerbarrel.com
(615) 235-4618
Investor Contact:
Jessica
Hazel
jessica.hazel@crackerbarrel.com
(615) 235-4367
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