Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 8-K CBRL Group, Inc. Reports May Comparable Store Sales

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LEBANON, TENNESSEE

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CBRL GROUP, INC.

Investor Contact:Lawrence E. White

Senior Vice President/Finance

and Chief Financial Officer

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Media Contact:    Julie K. Davis

Director Corporate Communications

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CBRL GROUP, INC. REPORTS MAY COMPARABLE STORE SALES

LEBANON, Tenn. (May 31, 2006) -- CBRL Group, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CBRL) today reported comparable store sales for its Cracker Barrel Old Country Store^â (“Cracker Barrel”) restaurants and gift shops for the four-week period ending Friday, May 26, 2006.

·   Comparable store restaurant sales in fiscal May were down 2.8%, with an approximately 0.8% higher average check, including approximately 1.0% higher average menu pricing, and

·   Comparable store retail sales in fiscal May were down 5.2%.

On March 17, 2006, the Company announced its intention to divest itself of its wholly-owned Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. (“Logan’s”) subsidiary. In accordance with federal securities laws, the Company has discontinued reporting of Logan’s sales results.

Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates 542 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states and 137 company-operated and 25 franchised Logan’s Roadhouse^Ò restaurants in 20 states.

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