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660 company-owned Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations across 43 states pass to a new operator on August 10, 2026.
David Deno takes the chief executive and board seats that date; Julie Masino vacates both simultaneously and stays in an advisory capacity through October 9, 2026.
Cracker Barrel (Nasdaq: CBRL) disclosed the succession in an 8-K filed July 27, 2026, following what independent Chairman Carl Berquist described as a comprehensive search process.
Deno's operating resume Deno brings more than four decades of restaurant and retail experience to Lebanon, Tenn.
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