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Maple Street Biscuit Company resumes expansion

The parent company of Maple Street Biscuit Company, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, plans growth for the restaurant chain.
The parent company of Maple Street Biscuit Company, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, plans growth for the restaurant chain.

After pausing its expansion plans earlier this year, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. once again is opening new Maple Street Biscuit Company restaurants.

“We’re focused on growing Maple Street, which just opened its 50th location and has continued to perform above our expectations,” CEO Sandra Cochran said in Cracker Barrel’s quarterly conference call June 7.

Maple Street had 33 restaurants in seven states when Cracker Barrel bought the company, then based in Orange Park, for $36 million in October 2019. Cracker Barrel saw potential for expansion.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner the Jacksonville Daily Record.