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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., doing business as simply Cracker Barrel, is an American chain of restaurant and gift stores with a Southern country theme. He was founded by Dan Evins in 1969. His first store was in Lebanon, Tennessee; the corporate offices are located at a different facility in the same city. His stores were at first positioned near Interstate Highway exits in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States, but expanded across the country during the 1990s and 2000s. As of September 16, 2020, he operates 663 stores in 45 states.