Cracker Barrel, Logo and MAGA
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MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart slammed critics of Cracker Barrel's redesigned logo as snowflakes getting bent out of shape over the restaurant chain's minimalist rebrand
MAGA world has made its feelings clear. Cracker Barrel debuted a new logo earlier this week, which removed the iconic image of a man leaning on a barrel, a defining part of the restaurant chain’s identity since 1977. The logo leaves only the name of the restaurant chain — marking the first time in 48 years that it only features text.
Hillsdale College in Michigan joined the MAGA pile-on over the restaurant chain's rebrand and critics had thoughts.
Restaurant chain accused of going ‘woke’ and ‘scrapping a beloved American aesthetic’ by simplifying branding to remove folksy southern character from its signage
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Finding God in a Cracker Barrel
Targets of this ire have included museums and colleges that are seen as supposed bastions of “woke” culture, but also brands. The latest business to inspire a right wing meltdown is the restaurant chain Cracker Barrel — and no one freaked out harder than Republican Florida congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds.
Restaurant chains mocking their competitors is nothing new ― Wendy’s has built a whole social media brand on it. But Steak ’n Shake has recently been on a tear trying to suck up to the Trump White House and the Make America Healthy Again crowd.
The southern-style restaurant chain has invoked criticism by some who dislike their new logo and business practices.