Cracker Barrel is barreling along with its modern makeover.

After months of criticism from fans over the chain’s remodeling efforts, Cracker Barrel announced a logo change and menu updates on Tuesday, Aug. 19.

For the first time in 48 years, the Cracker Barrel logo will be text-only with no images.

When Cracker Barrel first opened in 1969 , it had a logo with just text, but in 1977, it updated its logo to have the instantly recognizable man resting by a barrel.

The restaurant said that this new logo “is now rooted even more closely to the iconic barrel shape and word mark that started it all,” according to a press release .

The iconic gold and brown coloring of the old logo is still part of the brand, but the typeface is now more modern and sleek looking.

It also noted that “fa

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