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.
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