[CBRL Group, Inc. Logo]                                      POST OFFICE BOX 787
                                                              LEBANON, TENNESSEE
                                                                      37088-0787
                                                              PHONE 615.443.9869
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CBRL GROUP, INC.
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                                                Contact:  Lawrence E. White
                                                          Senior Vice President/
                                                          Finance and Chief
                                                          Financial Officer
                                                          (615) 443-9869


                      CBRL GROUP FISCAL 2005 THIRD QUARTER
                         CONFERENCE CALL ON THE INTERNET


LEBANON, Tenn. (May 12, 2005) -- CBRL Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) will provide an
on-line,  real-time  Web-cast  and  rebroadcast  of its third  quarter  earnings
conference  call on Thursday,  May 19,  2005.  Company  management  will discuss
financial  results for the quarter ended April 29, 2005 and the earnings outlook
for its 2005 fiscal year.


     The live  broadcast  of CBRL  Group's  quarterly  conference  call  will be
available to the public on-line at www.vcall.com or www.cbrlgroup.com on May 19,
2005,  beginning at 11:00 a.m.  (Eastern  Time).  The on-line replay will follow
immediately and continue through May 26, 2005.

     Headquartered  in  Lebanon,   Tennessee,  CBRL  Group,  Inc.,  through  its
subsidiaries,  presently  operates  524  Cracker  Barrel  Old  Country  Store(R)
restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states and 124  company-operated and 23
franchised Logan's Roadhouse(R) restaurants in 18 states.


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