[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:  Julie K. Davis
                                                                  (615) 443-9266


        EDWARD A. GREENE JOINS CBRL GROUP AS SVP OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
      Industry veteran to focus on commodities and supply chain strategies

LEBANON,  Tenn. (August 15, 2005) -- CBRL Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:  CBRL) today
announced the  appointment of Edward A. Greene to the newly created  position of
Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives.  Greene will apply his expertise
and  skills  in  commodity  strategy  development,  contract  negotiations,  and
relationship   management  in  overseeing   food  purchasing  and  supply  chain
management for the company's two subsidiaries, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store,
Inc. and Logan's Roadhouse, Inc. Greene will report to Chairman, President & CEO
Michael A. Woodhouse. He joins CBRL Group on October 3.

"We are  fortunate to have someone of Ed's  abilities  joining CBRL Group," said
Woodhouse. "Ed's proven abilities will support achievement of our strategic goal
of operating margin expansion."

Greene  has  over  25 year  of  experience  in  restaurant  purchasing,  project
implementation and process  improvement.  Before joining CBRL Group,  Greene was
Vice President of Food and Packaging Purchasing for Restaurant  Services,  Inc.,
Burger King's exclusive  purchasing agent in the United States. He has also held
senior positions at Metromedia Restaurant Group, Metromedia  Steakhouses,  Inc.,
and Burger King  Corporation.  Greene holds a Bachelor of Arts in  International
Relations from Bradley University, where he graduated cum laude, and a Master of
International  Management  from  Thunderbird,  The American  Graduate  School of
International Management.

Headquartered  in Lebanon,  Tennessee,  CBRL Group,  Inc.  operates  532 Cracker
Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states and 125
company-operated and 23 franchised Logan's Roadhouse restaurants in 19 states.


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