EX-99.1 2 pressrelease.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 TO 8-K DECEMBER 4, 2007 pressrelease.htm
Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 
 
[CBRL GROUP, INC. LOGO]
POST OFFICE BOX 787
 
LEBANON, TENNESSEE
 
37088-0787
 
 
C B R L   G R O U P,   I N C.

 
Investor Contact: Diana S. Wynne
  Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
  (615) 443-9837
   
Media Contact: Julie K. Davis
  Director, Corporate Communications
  (615) 443-9266
                           
CBRL GROUP REPORTS INCREASED NOVEMBER COMPARABLE STORE SALES

LEBANON, Tenn. – December 4, 2007 -- CBRL Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) today reported increased comparable store sales for its Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® restaurants and gift shops for the four-week period ending Friday, November 30, 2007.  The sales are compared with comparable weeks, not the prior-year fiscal period, as a result of the 53rd week in the fiscal year ended on August 3, 2007:

·  
Comparable store restaurant sales increased 2.5%, with approximately 3.6% higher average check primarily due to an average menu price increase of about 3.8%.   Traffic declined approximately 1.1%.
·  
Comparable store retail sales were up 4.4%.

Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates 570 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states.

- END -