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These Cracker Barrel Spin-Off Locations Barely Lasted 4 Years Before Being Closed For Good By Dylan Murray Oct. 26, 2025 9:00 pm EST

It's hard to argue that Cracker Barrel isn't among the most iconic restaurant chains in the world over the last 50 years. While Cracker Barrel's atmosphere is set to change due to recent financial struggles today, the mid-1990s saw the Tennessee-based restaurant attempt to open up new spin-off ventures to capitalize on its strong recipes and name value — including a fast casual chain of restaurants called Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Corner Markets, which opened in Tennessee in 1994.

While these smaller restaurants weren't expected to outright replace or even be on par with the popular sit-down restaurants they sp

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