They hired a new CEO and some of the board members were none too happy about it. https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/cracker-barrel-board-member-under-fire-dei-background-after-restaurant-ditches-traditional-logo I'll have to search more for the interview but one of the founding members was bitching up a storm. Said the company had lost its "southern roots" and stated he never even met the new CEO. Reminded me a lot of Hap, in age and attitude.