[Logo of CBRL GROUP, INC.]                                   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



       CBRL GROUP, INC. DECLARES TWELVE CENTS PER SHARE QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


LEBANON,  Tenn. - (May 27, 2005) - CBRL Group,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  (Nasdaq:
CBRL) today  announced  that its Board of  Directors  has declared a dividend of
twelve cents per share,  payable on August 8, 2005 to  shareholders of record as
of July 15, 2005.

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


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