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Cracker Barrel buys Maple Street Biscuit Company for $36 million
Read full article: Cracker Barrel buys Maple Street Biscuit Company for $36 millionJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville-based Maple Street Biscuit Company has been acquired by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. for $36 million in cash, the Jacksonville Daily Record reported Friday. Cracker Barrel said in a media release that Moore will remain CEO of the Maple Street chain. We have long admired Maple Street Biscuit Company with its emphasis on made-from-scratch food and hospitality, Cracker Barrel CEO Sandra Cochran said in the release. Moore said the acquisition by Cracker Barrel will help Maple Street grow. Cochran said the companys Holler & Dash restaurants showed the breakfast and lunch fast casual segment is an attractive market, which led to its interest in Maple Street, the Daily Record reported.
Benefit to honor Maple Street team member who died
Read full article: Benefit to honor Maple Street team member who diedJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Maple Street Biscuit Company announced Friday on Instagram that it will hold a benefit for one of its team members who died. Ryan Weir worked at the Maple Street in Murray Hill and would often help out at another store. A post on Instagram from the restaurant reads in part, "We're heartbroken to share that one of our team members has passed away." Customers who simply wear silly socks will help the family. The event will take place at the following Maple Street Biscuit Company locations: Fleming Island, Jacksonville Beach, Julington Creek, Murray Hill, Point Meadows, San Marco and St. Augustine.