Popular breakfast chain sold, 16 locations shut down
Cracker Barrel has sold the Maple Street Biscuit Company trademark as part of a restructuring that includes the closure of 16 restaurant locations.
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The brief
Cracker Barrel has divested the Maple Street Biscuit Company brand. Coverage from TheStreet, WFTV, and CultureMap Houston identifies the shutdown as part of the broader sale of the trademark.
Reports focus on the reduction of the physical footprint of the brand following the transfer of ownership. Future developments will depend on the transition of the remaining brand assets.
Coverage does not yet specify the identity of the purchasing party or the long-term status of the chain's surviving restaurants.
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Quick answers
How many Maple Street Biscuit Company locations are closing?
16 locations are shutting down.
Who bought the Maple Street Biscuit Company?
The coverage does not identify the buyer.
Are all Maple Street Biscuit Company locations closing?
Coverage confirms 16 closures but does not provide the total number of remaining restaurants.
Coverage (3)
- Cracker Barrel shutters Houston suburb's biscuit sandwich spot CultureMap Houston · 19h ago
- Cracker Barrel sells Maple Street Biscuit Company trademark and restaurants WFTV · 19h ago
- Popular breakfast chain sold, 16 locations shut down thestreet.com · 19h ago
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