You may not want to hear this, but the new Cracker Barrel logo was designed for the same reasons as the old one.

The old man wasn't the highway exit restaurant's version of Wendy or Colonel Sanders. He's not really even all that old.

Nope, that folksy character is just 48 years old — two years shy of AARP eligibility! — and he was born out of a need to sell more dumplings, home goods and candy sticks.

Why Are People Mad at Cracker Barrel?

On Tuesday (Aug. 19), Cracker Barrel announced changes to the interior of the restaurant and store, as well as its logo.

While the remodel is dramatic, fans of the eatery zoomed in on the new logo with an anger typically reserved for controversial Supreme Court decisions.

Gone is the old fella seated alongside a barrel. Instead, Cracker Barrel is

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