Why Cracker Barrel will do better than Buca

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on October 27, 2009 at 12:11 pm

It’s as simple as providing value and not getting greedy.

“Casual dining got awfully pricey for what it was delivering to consumers,” he said. “It also overbuilt lots of stores. That hasn’t happened in family dining. They haven’t seen the large number of closings like casual and fine dining have. The higher the price point or check average, the poorer the business has become.”

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