Exhibit 99.1


                 [Logo of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store]


For Immediate Release                                       Contact: Julie Davis
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             CHARGES AGAINST CRACKER BARREL IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS
                                   DISMISSED

LEBANON TN (February 2, 2005) - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. ("Cracker
Barrel")  announced  today that all charges  filed by the Travis  County,  Texas
District  Attorney against the company  regarding a political  contribution that
was alleged to be illegal have been dismissed.

The  dismissal   results  from  an  agreement   wherein  the  District  Attorney
acknowledged  that  "there  was no intent  on the part of  [Cracker  Barrel]  to
violate  any  laws."  The  agreement   also  stated  that  Cracker  Barrel  "has
demonstrated to the District  Attorney that it has a history of good citizenship
and high ethical  standards."

"We're   pleased  with  the  dismissal  of all charges.  Since this  matter  was
instituted,  we have  steadfastly  maintained  that we had  not  engaged  in any
illegal  conduct.  We believe that this agreement  confirms our position,"  said
Cracker  Barrel  spokesperson  Julie  Davis.  "We're glad to be able to put this
matter behind us and move  forward,"  Davis added.  In the  agreement,  which is
included in the Company's  Form 8-K filed today and available  through the Edgar
Online website,  there is no admission of wrongdoing by the company.

The company said it has reviewed and has adopted  additional  internal  policies
designed to reflect  and further  reinforce  its  longstanding  policy of making
only legal political  contributions.

In a gesture intended to reinforce its longstanding commitment to good corporate
citizenship and proper participation  in the political process, the company also
agreed that it would make a  charitable  contribution  of  $50,000  to support a
nonpartisan,  balanced and publicly  informative program  at the LBJ  School  of
Public  Affairs  at the University of Texas - Austin.

Cracker Barrel  Old Country Store, Inc.  operates 516 company-owned  restaurants
and retail stores in 41 states.  The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the
publicly held CBRL Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRL).

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