Oh lord they done it now**
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With the HBO one, it's particularly great. They went from HBO to HBO Go to HBO Max to Max and are now going back to HBO Max. They probably paid some consulting firm millions for those brain-busting ideas.
A dying restaurant tries to save itself by rebranding and you snowflakes call it woke. Dumbasses.
I don’t eat there because it takes forever to get in and out.
the food is not that good and that ain’t changing.
That logo change is not fixing anything, they dying and now this country is a bunch political fools.
I don’t eat there because it takes forever to get in and out.
the food is not that good and that ain’t changing.
That logo change is not fixing anything, they dying and now this country is a bunch political fools.
The food is not good and they are dying, BUT it takes forever to get in and out!
"Nobody goes there anymore, its too crowded"
Mahi Mahi is the Hawaiian name of that fish. It is also called Dorado in parts of the world.
It's dead to me. Not a single show that is not a live game do I watch on that channel anymore. It used to stay on my TV from Mike & Mike to Sportscenter. When Greenie stabbed Golic in the back I was gone.
To those of you, and thankfully it appears to be a significant minority, that are outraged about this, I need to ask a question. Why? You can disagree with the rebrand, but looking at their numbers Cracker Barrel has been falling off for quite some time. They had to try something. Not saying this was the right move. There also simply may not be a way to fix this for them as the kind of food they serve is not something that younger crowds are looking for. But seriously, why go straight to rage over something that in no way appears to be politically motivated?
Literally no one in real life was/is saying this. Have more media literacy and learn when an Entertainment channel is lying to you for rage bait and have more internet literacy for when someone online is trolling for engagement bait.
The CEO was on one of the financial shows this week and she said they're making the change because they wanted to be more inclusive and welcoming. As for the "capitalism" part, judging by Wall Street's reaction, the decision was either nothing about finances, or they should fire their entire executive team for thinking it was a financially intelligent decision.
First, my wife loves the place and when we do road trips, that's her bathroom break because the bathrooms are always clean and they have that crap in the store. I could care less about any of this. However, RAGE is a little strong. Many people don't like change. That has been a constant through human history. So I see people fussing in an open forum, or safe space, to express their frustration over the changes all around them.
Is it getting lumped into the political fervor of the forced changes happening right now by some people? Probably, but people can vent without it being rage.
Every time you get a minimalist rebrand it's because capitalism says that is the easiest thing to scale and have upkeep.
For those that travel a bunch like my job has me do - who else has noticed how every hotel has gone from having their own distinct feel to being exactly the same on the inside over the last 30 years? It's exactly that type of stupidity.
Did McDonald's go woke when they did this style of rebrand (with everything short of the logo as similar is low maintenance packaged as "modern and inclusive). Edit: Actually - I take that back, they went minimalist on their logo too. It used to have the word in there and now it's just golden arches. Maybe Cracker Barrel could have saved more by going with a just the guy with CB initials.
It's literally about cutting costs and venture capital stripping things for parts. Applebees did the same type of change - at least they were smart enough to leave an apple... for now.
For those that travel a bunch like my job has me do - who else has noticed how every hotel has gone from having their own distinct feel to being exactly the same on the inside over the last 30 years? It's exactly that type of stupidity.
Did McDonald's go woke when they did this style of rebrand (with everything short of the logo as similar is low maintenance packaged as "modern and inclusive). Edit: Actually - I take that back, they went minimalist on their logo too. It used to have the word in there and now it's just golden arches. Maybe Cracker Barrel could have saved more by going with a just the guy with CB initials.
It's literally about cutting costs and venture capital stripping things for parts. Applebees did the same type of change - at least they were smart enough to leave an apple... for now.
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I don’t care either way but that new logo looks kind of…… uninspiring.
I’m sure Glfr will be here shortly with a 5 paragraph essay on assessing Sixpacks reaction. Can’t wait.
Cracker Barrel unveils a new logo as part of wider rebrand efforts, sparking ire among some online
Cracker Barrel is marching forward with an ongoing makeover. And to some fans' dismay, the chain’s new logo now ditches the barrel itself.apnews.com
Well sh't .... I don't how I ended up here... but enjoy the post........ again....
Why wouldn't a publicly traded for-profit restaurant want to strive to be inclusive and welcoming?
That seems like an obvious goal to me.
In what world would it be smart for a public traded for-profit restaurant to create a vibe that is restrictive and cold feeling?
I think people will, in general, want to eat at a place that feels inclusive and welcoming vs a place that feels cold and restrictive.
Do you agree? If you agree, then what is wrong with her comment?
It's over. America is done. Stick a fork in it. The great political theorists of our age, Clay Travis and Catturd, are letting every red-blooded patriotic freedom loving patriot know that it's time to get angry and emotional. A company has changed a logo. Look at what we've lost. Gone are the days when bald eagles soared above while singing a beautiful song of freedom over our 2,000 sq. ft. houses with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and a two car garage in a nice neighborhood paid for on only one salary where the smell of mom's apple pie in the window drifted down the street as we rode bikes all day with friends. No MTV, no cellphones, no internet and no pronouns in sight and the only rainbows we saw came after a storm that nourished the small gardens in our backyards that grew the vegetables that momma turned into miracles for dinner. A slow-moving but clearly evident cloud of darkness is taking over America. We must get angry with righteous indignation. And it's likely another year without a bowl. Dark days indeed
I actually disagree that it should be an obvious goal, but I took econ engineering classes in college and just fundamentally disagree with the ever increasing quarterly profit cycle model that capitalism naturally leads to with a stock market and share holders needing "increasing value."
The underlying assumption (that's often wrong) is that you can attract more and more people to your business without losing your core base. NASCAR tried this pivot in the early 2000s with the change to a playoff system to get "casual sports fans interested". It worked short-term like a lot of quarterly rebrands do. But long-term the stripping of the soul in the background, the increasing prices and decreasing amenities as expendable eventually reached an inflection point and the downward spiral began.
You can't just keep chasing more and more. Sometimes, you need to know your base and cater to your base. Take your small yearly gains. Don't let private equity go full capitalism on you. And live forever. Shoutout to Waffle House.
Cool that you took a class that combined engineering and economics.
Almost every restaurant should obviously strive to be inclusive and welcoming. It's a service business and being welcoming is part of that.
The exception could be the rare highly rated exclusive restaurants...but that is a clear exception, and rare one too.
Chain restaurant managers arent like 'be a dick to your customers and make them feel unwelcome!' because that isn't smart.
It isn't limited to chains or publicly traded restaurants- small family owned restaurants want to create an atmosphere that is inclusive and welcoming too. They recognize how many options there are for food and providing a welcoming atmosphere helps earn and retain business.
Dick's last resort is doing just fine.
Taco Bell went minimalism on the logo and it didn't move the needle positively. Biggest things that worked is the Dorito Loco Taco and Baja Blast. Catering to the base of the drunk/high late night crowd does wonders. Trying to be "family friendly" and "inclusive" is just buzzwords.
I see through that and you don't seem to. Inclusive is corpo speak for "we want more people to eat here and so we'll try to attract in those who aren't eating here." It's not about being nice in your service - it's about getting the health nut to stop and get your greasy burger from Hardee's. Eventually you cater to not your base too much and lose who you were.
ESPN has seen this play out and luckily for them they have been pivoting to realizing the moneymaker is just live sports and so they strip everything else for parts. Was wholly stupid to chase after the kardashian crowd on a sports channel. They've survived that paradigm shift by eliminating completion. Apple just gave up on baseball and sounds like they'll get MLB TV too.
This is the CEO. And for everyone railing about people calling her woke, they’re calling her woke because of the initiatives she’s taken over the last 2 years before this.
I don’t care either way but that new logo looks kind of…… uninspiring.
I’m sure Glfr will be here shortly with a 5 paragraph essay on assessing Sixpacks reaction. Can’t wait.
Cracker Barrel unveils a new logo as part of wider rebrand efforts, sparking ire among some online
Cracker Barrel is marching forward with an ongoing makeover. And to some fans' dismay, the chain’s new logo now ditches the barrel itself.
I could have told you the logo was brown and yellow but past that, couldn't have told you one thing about it.
You are correct. Cracker Barrell is just fighting the fact that their brand is beloved by older nearly dead customers whose core base shrinks every year. They are trying to expand the audience that finds the restaurant appealing while not pissing off the audience that grew with it from the 70s to today. Makes sense on paper but you can't simultaneously be quaint and folksy and streamlined and modern at the same time. Not possible. It's simply a dying brand on a large scale.
You have to try to save it but they'll eventually lose and sell the stores for decent money (good real estate and foot print) and the brand for pennies or go bankrupt. Unless they figure out how to completely rebrand and change the model completely. That's possible but certainly very very difficult.
The woke takes are hilarious and telling on the people that have them. They are either outraged at all change involving things they think fondly of or they are simply responding to the programming provided by their cable news overlords.
Same, I can count on one hand and still have fingers left over how many times I've been in one
How about Outback Steakhouse, they on your lifetime ban wagon for them shunning us for the bowl?
Cracker Barrel's about 10 years too late to getting on the simple logo and bare essentials design bandwagon. This seems to have started when Apple updated their IOS with basic app designs early last decade. It looks lazy to me.
I'm guessing that its considered "woke" because they think that the woke public was responsible for taking Grandpa Cracker out of his rocking chair.
I wonder if CB had put Uncle Ben in another chair beside Grandpa Cracker if that would have made a difference for them?
Kind of like all the different ones we've got floating around now and doesn't seem to be a respectable one in the whole bunch, except the "M over S"..........
Not just the inside of hotels but the outside. Have you noticed every hotel chain has the same metallic neon blue led accent lighting? I can’t remember where we stayed but it was one of those retail hotel exits where 4 brands of hotels were next to each other and they all had this exact same feature. Maybe it was just that area.
Yeah I don't pay any attention to minor details. Now, if they wanted to get my attention with their new logo, they could put that young blonde in the short shirt in that chair. Uncle Cracker didn't grab my attention like she would though
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